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Think archaeology is just digging? Think again! Geophysical survey can offer important clues about what lies beneath the soil without breaking ground 🌱
Join this free workshop on 5 February to investigate the context of recent medieval finds in the Borders: www.digitscotland.com/events/geoph...
Join this free workshop on 5 February to investigate the context of recent medieval finds in the Borders: www.digitscotland.com/events/geoph...
January 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Think archaeology is just digging? Think again! Geophysical survey can offer important clues about what lies beneath the soil without breaking ground 🌱
Join this free workshop on 5 February to investigate the context of recent medieval finds in the Borders: www.digitscotland.com/events/geoph...
Join this free workshop on 5 February to investigate the context of recent medieval finds in the Borders: www.digitscotland.com/events/geoph...
In 1933, prehistoric circular features were discovered in West Dunbartonshire and later described as a “druidic temple” ☀️
But a reassessment eventually revealed that they were more likely associated with burial mounds created over 3,500 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
But a reassessment eventually revealed that they were more likely associated with burial mounds created over 3,500 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
January 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
In 1933, prehistoric circular features were discovered in West Dunbartonshire and later described as a “druidic temple” ☀️
But a reassessment eventually revealed that they were more likely associated with burial mounds created over 3,500 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
But a reassessment eventually revealed that they were more likely associated with burial mounds created over 3,500 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
Edinburgh's Holyrood Park has been shaped by over 8,000 years of human use, with traces of Iron Age forts and Bronze Age agricultural terraces still visible on the slopes 🌄
On 25 January, dig into the archaeology of the site with Historic Environment Scotland: www.digitscotland.com/events/parka...
On 25 January, dig into the archaeology of the site with Historic Environment Scotland: www.digitscotland.com/events/parka...
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Edinburgh's Holyrood Park has been shaped by over 8,000 years of human use, with traces of Iron Age forts and Bronze Age agricultural terraces still visible on the slopes 🌄
On 25 January, dig into the archaeology of the site with Historic Environment Scotland: www.digitscotland.com/events/parka...
On 25 January, dig into the archaeology of the site with Historic Environment Scotland: www.digitscotland.com/events/parka...
A Highland graveyard survey has revealed a “new” medieval cross as well as inscriptions from the early 1600s to the early 1800s 🪦
On 16 January, hear about the lives of Tarbat families recorded on these stones and discover some of the most striking examples: www.digitscotland.com/events/the-t...
On 16 January, hear about the lives of Tarbat families recorded on these stones and discover some of the most striking examples: www.digitscotland.com/events/the-t...
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
A Highland graveyard survey has revealed a “new” medieval cross as well as inscriptions from the early 1600s to the early 1800s 🪦
On 16 January, hear about the lives of Tarbat families recorded on these stones and discover some of the most striking examples: www.digitscotland.com/events/the-t...
On 16 January, hear about the lives of Tarbat families recorded on these stones and discover some of the most striking examples: www.digitscotland.com/events/the-t...
In the 1980s, excavations at Edinburgh Castle uncovered evidence connected to pivotal moments in Scottish history 🏰
This included a smithy used during Edward III of England's invasion in AD 1335 and a 17th-century cemetery linked to the first Jacobite Rising: www.digitscotland.com/archaeology-...
This included a smithy used during Edward III of England's invasion in AD 1335 and a 17th-century cemetery linked to the first Jacobite Rising: www.digitscotland.com/archaeology-...
January 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
In the 1980s, excavations at Edinburgh Castle uncovered evidence connected to pivotal moments in Scottish history 🏰
This included a smithy used during Edward III of England's invasion in AD 1335 and a 17th-century cemetery linked to the first Jacobite Rising: www.digitscotland.com/archaeology-...
This included a smithy used during Edward III of England's invasion in AD 1335 and a 17th-century cemetery linked to the first Jacobite Rising: www.digitscotland.com/archaeology-...
In April, the Treasure Trove Unit confirmed the discovery of an amulet with a history that spans millennia 🐴
Created around 300 years ago from an arrowhead made thousands of years earlier, the charm was believed to save horses from injuries caused by fairies: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
Created around 300 years ago from an arrowhead made thousands of years earlier, the charm was believed to save horses from injuries caused by fairies: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
In April, the Treasure Trove Unit confirmed the discovery of an amulet with a history that spans millennia 🐴
Created around 300 years ago from an arrowhead made thousands of years earlier, the charm was believed to save horses from injuries caused by fairies: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
Created around 300 years ago from an arrowhead made thousands of years earlier, the charm was believed to save horses from injuries caused by fairies: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
Horndean in the Borders has long been suspected to be the location of a lost village occupied around 800 years ago, known from historical documents and maps, but not proven - until now! 🗺️
Earlier this year, volunteers helped rediscover the medieval settlement: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
Earlier this year, volunteers helped rediscover the medieval settlement: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
January 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Horndean in the Borders has long been suspected to be the location of a lost village occupied around 800 years ago, known from historical documents and maps, but not proven - until now! 🗺️
Earlier this year, volunteers helped rediscover the medieval settlement: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
Earlier this year, volunteers helped rediscover the medieval settlement: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
This summer, investigations unearthed evidence that a hillfort in Dumfries & Galloway may have been besieged by an invading Roman force 1,900 years ago ⚔️
Experts say the new data from Burnswark Hill "challenges long-held assumptions about Scotland’s past": www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
Experts say the new data from Burnswark Hill "challenges long-held assumptions about Scotland’s past": www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
This summer, investigations unearthed evidence that a hillfort in Dumfries & Galloway may have been besieged by an invading Roman force 1,900 years ago ⚔️
Experts say the new data from Burnswark Hill "challenges long-held assumptions about Scotland’s past": www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
Experts say the new data from Burnswark Hill "challenges long-held assumptions about Scotland’s past": www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
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You can find the second of our 'Fireside stories from Glencoe' series here: glencoeandrannochenvirons.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/t...
This post explores the story of the Glencoe Hoard (discovered in 2023) and is based on research by @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social Dr Jesper Ericsson.
This post explores the story of the Glencoe Hoard (discovered in 2023) and is based on research by @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social Dr Jesper Ericsson.
The Chief’s coin pot: Fireside stories from Glencoe
A story by Dr Edward Stewart Alisdair Mac Alisdair Ruadh (‘Alexander son of red-haired Alexander’) Chief of the MacIain MacDonalds of Glencoe. The chief, an old man now, sits by the fir…
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December 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
You can find the second of our 'Fireside stories from Glencoe' series here: glencoeandrannochenvirons.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/t...
This post explores the story of the Glencoe Hoard (discovered in 2023) and is based on research by @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social Dr Jesper Ericsson.
This post explores the story of the Glencoe Hoard (discovered in 2023) and is based on research by @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social Dr Jesper Ericsson.
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You can find the first of our 'fireside stories from Glencoe' series over the festive break here: glencoeandrannochenvirons.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/b...
This story by Prof Michael Given @uofgartshums.bsky.social explores a local *character* of Glencoe Big Archie!
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This story by Prof Michael Given @uofgartshums.bsky.social explores a local *character* of Glencoe Big Archie!
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Big Archie and the Stranger: Fireside stories from Glencoe
A story by Prof Michael Given The great thing about having a fire in the middle of the room is that you can sit round it. Everyone gets a share of the warmth, and no one is closer than anyone else.…
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December 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
You can find the first of our 'fireside stories from Glencoe' series over the festive break here: glencoeandrannochenvirons.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/b...
This story by Prof Michael Given @uofgartshums.bsky.social explores a local *character* of Glencoe Big Archie!
@nts-archaeology.bsky.social
This story by Prof Michael Given @uofgartshums.bsky.social explores a local *character* of Glencoe Big Archie!
@nts-archaeology.bsky.social
Earlier this year, volunteers helped uncover rare Bronze Age structures in Shetland, including a complex burnt mound (a by-product of boiling water) 🍻
The purpose of this 2,500-year-old technique remains a mystery, with theories ranging from brewing to saunas: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
The purpose of this 2,500-year-old technique remains a mystery, with theories ranging from brewing to saunas: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
December 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Earlier this year, volunteers helped uncover rare Bronze Age structures in Shetland, including a complex burnt mound (a by-product of boiling water) 🍻
The purpose of this 2,500-year-old technique remains a mystery, with theories ranging from brewing to saunas: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
The purpose of this 2,500-year-old technique remains a mystery, with theories ranging from brewing to saunas: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
Traces of Neolithic feasting, possible evidence of a Roman siege, and an amulet once thought to be imbued with supernatural power are just some of Scotland's top archaeological discoveries from 2025 🤩
Dig into our list of finds spanning 6,000 years of history: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
Dig into our list of finds spanning 6,000 years of history: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Traces of Neolithic feasting, possible evidence of a Roman siege, and an amulet once thought to be imbued with supernatural power are just some of Scotland's top archaeological discoveries from 2025 🤩
Dig into our list of finds spanning 6,000 years of history: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
Dig into our list of finds spanning 6,000 years of history: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
In 1963, a Viking-Age grave containing a bronze mount decorated with a wolf was discovered on a Westness farm in Orkney 🐺
It's one of many traces of this predator—which roamed Scotland for millennia after the last ice age—that have been found by archaeologists: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
It's one of many traces of this predator—which roamed Scotland for millennia after the last ice age—that have been found by archaeologists: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
December 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
In 1963, a Viking-Age grave containing a bronze mount decorated with a wolf was discovered on a Westness farm in Orkney 🐺
It's one of many traces of this predator—which roamed Scotland for millennia after the last ice age—that have been found by archaeologists: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
It's one of many traces of this predator—which roamed Scotland for millennia after the last ice age—that have been found by archaeologists: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
Despite being visible to hundreds of people daily crossing the Erskine Bridge, this prehistoric water dwelling is relatively unknown 🌊
But Erskine crannog in West Dunbartonshire has offered us many clues about how people lived on water over 2,000 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
But Erskine crannog in West Dunbartonshire has offered us many clues about how people lived on water over 2,000 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Despite being visible to hundreds of people daily crossing the Erskine Bridge, this prehistoric water dwelling is relatively unknown 🌊
But Erskine crannog in West Dunbartonshire has offered us many clues about how people lived on water over 2,000 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
But Erskine crannog in West Dunbartonshire has offered us many clues about how people lived on water over 2,000 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
In 2018, @coastarch.bsky.social raced against the tide to investigate a submerged prehistoric forest on a beach in Na h-Eileanan Siar (the Outer Hebrides) 🌳
It's one of the many sites in Scotland that are under threat from erosion and rising sea levels: www.digitscotland.com/how-to-help-...
It's one of the many sites in Scotland that are under threat from erosion and rising sea levels: www.digitscotland.com/how-to-help-...
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In 2018, @coastarch.bsky.social raced against the tide to investigate a submerged prehistoric forest on a beach in Na h-Eileanan Siar (the Outer Hebrides) 🌳
It's one of the many sites in Scotland that are under threat from erosion and rising sea levels: www.digitscotland.com/how-to-help-...
It's one of the many sites in Scotland that are under threat from erosion and rising sea levels: www.digitscotland.com/how-to-help-...
Who would you meet travelling from one place to the next in 7th-century Pictland? What could you eat at a feast? And what would the bard be singing about? 🤔
Dig into early medieval Scotland with 'Carved in Stone', one of the ideas in our archaeology gift guide: www.digitscotland.com/scottish-arc...
Dig into early medieval Scotland with 'Carved in Stone', one of the ideas in our archaeology gift guide: www.digitscotland.com/scottish-arc...
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Who would you meet travelling from one place to the next in 7th-century Pictland? What could you eat at a feast? And what would the bard be singing about? 🤔
Dig into early medieval Scotland with 'Carved in Stone', one of the ideas in our archaeology gift guide: www.digitscotland.com/scottish-arc...
Dig into early medieval Scotland with 'Carved in Stone', one of the ideas in our archaeology gift guide: www.digitscotland.com/scottish-arc...
It's thought that many Roman soldiers must have passed away while stationed at Trimontium fort in the Borders 1,900 years ago - so why have no grave sites been found? 🪦
On 11 December, hear theories on the location of the missing mausolea at this hybrid event: www.digitscotland.com/events/till-...
On 11 December, hear theories on the location of the missing mausolea at this hybrid event: www.digitscotland.com/events/till-...
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's thought that many Roman soldiers must have passed away while stationed at Trimontium fort in the Borders 1,900 years ago - so why have no grave sites been found? 🪦
On 11 December, hear theories on the location of the missing mausolea at this hybrid event: www.digitscotland.com/events/till-...
On 11 December, hear theories on the location of the missing mausolea at this hybrid event: www.digitscotland.com/events/till-...
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A small team of diggers will return to the Ness of Brodgar in 2026, following a major programme of geophysical survey across the site.
#archaeology #excavation #Orkney #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar #TimeTeam
#archaeology #excavation #Orkney #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar #TimeTeam
Link: Time Team dig plans at Ness of Brodgar confirmed for 2026
A small team of diggers will return to the Ness of Brodgar in 2026, following a major programme of geophysical survey across the site.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A small team of diggers will return to the Ness of Brodgar in 2026, following a major programme of geophysical survey across the site.
#archaeology #excavation #Orkney #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar #TimeTeam
#archaeology #excavation #Orkney #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar #TimeTeam
In AD 871, two Viking kings successfully laid siege to a fortress on Dumbarton Rock near Glasgow ⚔️
1,100 years later, archaeologists unearthed artefacts at the site which could be connected to the siege, including an iron pommel-bar for a Viking sword: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
1,100 years later, archaeologists unearthed artefacts at the site which could be connected to the siege, including an iron pommel-bar for a Viking sword: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In AD 871, two Viking kings successfully laid siege to a fortress on Dumbarton Rock near Glasgow ⚔️
1,100 years later, archaeologists unearthed artefacts at the site which could be connected to the siege, including an iron pommel-bar for a Viking sword: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
1,100 years later, archaeologists unearthed artefacts at the site which could be connected to the siege, including an iron pommel-bar for a Viking sword: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
On the summit of a steep-sided plateau in Renfrewshire lie the remains of one of Scotland's largest hillforts 🌄
If you visit Walls Hill, you can still spot the turf and earth bank and try to imagine what life was like at this fortress over 1,600 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-renf...
If you visit Walls Hill, you can still spot the turf and earth bank and try to imagine what life was like at this fortress over 1,600 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-renf...
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On the summit of a steep-sided plateau in Renfrewshire lie the remains of one of Scotland's largest hillforts 🌄
If you visit Walls Hill, you can still spot the turf and earth bank and try to imagine what life was like at this fortress over 1,600 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-renf...
If you visit Walls Hill, you can still spot the turf and earth bank and try to imagine what life was like at this fortress over 1,600 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-renf...
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FREE ONLINE MAGAZINE: Celebrating Archaeology in Scotland
Explore the links between archaeology and wellbeing in the 2025 edition from Scotland's Archaeology Strategy, featuring our @digitscotland.bsky.social and @scarf-scot.bsky.social projects: archaeologystrategy.scot/magazine/
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Explore the links between archaeology and wellbeing in the 2025 edition from Scotland's Archaeology Strategy, featuring our @digitscotland.bsky.social and @scarf-scot.bsky.social projects: archaeologystrategy.scot/magazine/
#ScotArchStrat
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
FREE ONLINE MAGAZINE: Celebrating Archaeology in Scotland
Explore the links between archaeology and wellbeing in the 2025 edition from Scotland's Archaeology Strategy, featuring our @digitscotland.bsky.social and @scarf-scot.bsky.social projects: archaeologystrategy.scot/magazine/
#ScotArchStrat
Explore the links between archaeology and wellbeing in the 2025 edition from Scotland's Archaeology Strategy, featuring our @digitscotland.bsky.social and @scarf-scot.bsky.social projects: archaeologystrategy.scot/magazine/
#ScotArchStrat
Founded in the 15th century, Perth’s Carthusian priory is one of Scotland’s least understood but most historically significant medieval monastic sites ⛪
On Thursday, uncover new insights arising from documentary evidence and Ground-Penetrating Radar scanning: www.digitscotland.com/events/illum...
On Thursday, uncover new insights arising from documentary evidence and Ground-Penetrating Radar scanning: www.digitscotland.com/events/illum...
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Founded in the 15th century, Perth’s Carthusian priory is one of Scotland’s least understood but most historically significant medieval monastic sites ⛪
On Thursday, uncover new insights arising from documentary evidence and Ground-Penetrating Radar scanning: www.digitscotland.com/events/illum...
On Thursday, uncover new insights arising from documentary evidence and Ground-Penetrating Radar scanning: www.digitscotland.com/events/illum...
"The Picts emerge from the shadows and step forward in technicolour" 🤩
'Carved in Stone', an illustrated guide to 7th-century Scotland packed with information on languages, settlements, cuisine, fashion, medicine, skills and more, is now available for purchase: www.digitscotland.com/archaeologis...
'Carved in Stone', an illustrated guide to 7th-century Scotland packed with information on languages, settlements, cuisine, fashion, medicine, skills and more, is now available for purchase: www.digitscotland.com/archaeologis...
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"The Picts emerge from the shadows and step forward in technicolour" 🤩
'Carved in Stone', an illustrated guide to 7th-century Scotland packed with information on languages, settlements, cuisine, fashion, medicine, skills and more, is now available for purchase: www.digitscotland.com/archaeologis...
'Carved in Stone', an illustrated guide to 7th-century Scotland packed with information on languages, settlements, cuisine, fashion, medicine, skills and more, is now available for purchase: www.digitscotland.com/archaeologis...
Inscribed slates uncovered at Kilwinning Abbey in Ayrshire may offer clues about those who lived and worked there over 500 years ago ✍️
It's thought that slates carved with gaming boards may have been made by medieval monks or possibly masons and other workers: www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
It's thought that slates carved with gaming boards may have been made by medieval monks or possibly masons and other workers: www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Inscribed slates uncovered at Kilwinning Abbey in Ayrshire may offer clues about those who lived and worked there over 500 years ago ✍️
It's thought that slates carved with gaming boards may have been made by medieval monks or possibly masons and other workers: www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
It's thought that slates carved with gaming boards may have been made by medieval monks or possibly masons and other workers: www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
Want 20% off "Carved in Stone"? 📖
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
"It’s basically the best book on the Picts ever written" 😍
Dig into 7th-century Scotland with "Carved in Stone", a comprehensive guide to the Picts with 350+ historically informed illustrations covering everything from language to fashion. Pre-order to save 20%: www.stoutstoat.co.uk/carvedinstone
Dig into 7th-century Scotland with "Carved in Stone", a comprehensive guide to the Picts with 350+ historically informed illustrations covering everything from language to fashion. Pre-order to save 20%: www.stoutstoat.co.uk/carvedinstone
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Want 20% off "Carved in Stone"? 📖
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...