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Want access to cutting-edge Scottish archaeological research? Hear the latest on the Ness of Brodgar, a Bronze Age hoard, Perth’s lost priory and more at Archaeological Research in Progress online and in Edinburgh on 3 May. Tickets now on sale: bit.ly/ARPConference2… #ARP2025

It’s believed that the earliest evidence of European triangular framed harps is found on the 1,200-year-old Nigg Stone in the Highlands 🎶 Known to have stood in the kirkyard until 1727, the intricately carved cross-slab is now housed in Nigg Old Church: digitscotland.com/unearthing-sco…

In 2020, volunteers uncovered an early medieval cross slab near Stirling which turned out to be Pictish with an ancient ogham inscription 😍 Dig into this internationally significant discovery with @murrayJamescoo1 at this @smithmuseum event on 26 March: digitscotland.com/events/illumin…

@TarradaleTT Amazing work! Definitely worthy of cake!

After two winters we have sorted over 350 bags of shell midden material from our 2023 Mesolithic dig at Tarradale; about 4 tonnes worth. We extracted bone, antler, fish bones, charcoal, worked lithics, pierced shells etc. The volunteers sorted for an estimated 1500 hours in total

Archaeological textiles are rare finds in Scotland, but the fabric on this bead from the Galloway Hoard survived for over 1,100 years underground 🤯 Why? It was buried with metal which helped create an inhospitable environment for fibre-eating microbes: digitscotland.com/poisonous-wool…

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"Anyone can make these discoveries with a keen eye and curiosity" 👀 Want to uncover the hidden history of your local coastline? Volunteers are needed to help record archaeology along the coast of the Dornoch Firth in the Highlands—no experience required: digitscotland.com/events/coastal…

Built over 2,100 years ago, this Bronze Age ring-cairn (enclosure) was excavated within the footprint of a new industrial estate in Aberdeenshire in 1994 🏭 The site couldn’t be saved where it was found, so it was moved 175m and accurately reconstructed: digitscotland.com/what-happens-w…

Would you like a free introduction to archaeological landscape interpretation, measured survey and photography? 📸 Join the Uncovering the Tweed team for a day of survey on 21 March at Upsettlington, a deserted medieval village in the Scottish Borders: digitscotland.com/events/deserte…

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"Crannogs contain some of the best-preserved evidence for life in the past in Scotland." Today the Society announced funding for an underwater excavation of a medieval Highland crannog by @NosasBlog and @NautArchSoc, along with 11 other new projects: bit.ly/SocietyGrantsS…

Found on early medieval monuments across Scotland, ogham is an ancient script using straight lines which we've yet to fully understand - but experts are investigating ✍️ On 19 March, learn how digital technologies are transforming our knowledge of ogham: digitscotland.com/events/ogham-h…

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Am I the only nerd out there who looks at things like this and contemplates where on that hill I'd prefer to have my little round house? 🤔🤣

The site is part of "quite fascinating and growing evidence for major hilltop settlements" which could reveal more about the impact of the Roman army and the origins of the Picts 😮 Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot explains ⬇️ digitscotland.com/what-do-hillfo…

In Aberdeenshire, over 800 house platforms have been identified at the complex hillfort of Tap o’ Noth by @UoA_Archaeology 🏘️ This makes Tap o' Noth the hillfort with the densest concentrations of first millennium AD (AD 1 to AD 1000) settlement remains known in all of Scotland.

Roman brooch 'buried to defend iron age house' bbc.in/3F5mtsR

"Ach tha sinn air tòrr a bharrachd ionnsachadh mu ar cuid eachdraidh, cultair agus dualchais ionadail tron cho-dhùnadh againn a bhith a’ cladhach làrach fuadachaidh" ⛏️ Delve into the Lost Inverlael project in Gaelic or English: digitscotland.com/ag-lorg-coimhe… #SeachdainNaGàidhlig2025