The medieval period covers a lot of ground, including the appearance of Pictish “kingdoms”, Romans leaving Britain, the first Viking raids, Christianity becoming fully established in most of Scotland, the development of “towns”, increased trade with what is now mainland Europe and more. Read More
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Every year, hundreds of archaeological stories covering everything from medieval toilet seats to Iron Age stone lamps are unearthed in Scotland. But the details are not always easy to find.Read More
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It’s estimated that there are a whopping 2,000 castles in Scotland built between the 1100s and early 1600s AD, with Aberdeenshire in particular boasting more castles per hectare than anywhere else in the UK. Read More
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The early medieval people known as the Picts lived in northern Scotland for a period of about 600 years (from roughly AD 300 to AD 900) and left many traces in modern-day Moray, which lies in the heart of what once was Northern Pictland.Read More
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Hoping to do some volunteering or visit an excavation in 2023? We’re rounding up the best free (or low-cost) opportunities from across the country – no archaeology experience required!Read More
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Dundee may be best known for jute, jam and journalism, but the city’s story started thousands of years before they arrived on the scene.
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Back in the 1980s, people living in the coastal township of Cnip (pronounced ‘Kneep’) in Eilean Leòdhais noticed that high winter tides had exposed stones and dark midden deposits on the beach.
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People have been using caves in Scotland for thousands of years and have left behind carvings, objects and bones which offer glimpses of their life stories.Read More
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When you think of Iron Age Scotland and Indigenous North America, not many similarities often come to mind right away. But after a closer examination, there’s a lot more in common between them than meets the eye.Read More
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Climate change is everywhere and affecting everyone. Recent extreme weather events ranging from droughts and heatwaves to dramatic floods have shown the extent of the threat.Read More
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Did you know that Scotland has over 900 offshore islands? Humans have been travelling between these islands – found in Shetland, Orkney, Na h-Eileanan A-Staigh (the Inner Hebrides), and Na h-Eileanan Siar (the Outer Hebrides) – for millennia and have left plenty of evidence of their existence behind.Read More
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