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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/ARPConference2025 #ARP2025
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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…
Sketch of the cross slab with two Pictish symbols: an eagle above a Pictish Beast, a sheep, the triangular harp, and hunting scenes. Scholars interpret the scene as representing a story of the biblical King David.

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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/ill…
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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-…
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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/coa…
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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-happe…
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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/des…
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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/SocietyGrantsSpring20…
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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/ogh…
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Don't forget, you can find Dig It! and get your Scottish archaeology fix in lots of other places online! 👇
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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.
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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-hi…

What Do Hillforts Reveal About the Impact of the Roman Army and the Origins of the Picts? 

Roman military presence in what is now Scotland began almost 2,000 years ago in the late 70s AD, when General Agricola extended the Roman conquest beyond the River Tay and up to Aberdeenshire in...

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

Roman brooch found in Ayrshire during archaeological dig

Experts believe the artefact was buried as a sacrifice during the construction of the house.

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"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-co… #SeachdainNaGàidhlig2025
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We support research and innovation into Scotland’s past, act as an independent voice for heritage and share knowledge with everyone. Fellowship subscriptions directly help the Society achieve its aims; apply by 28 February to support our work: socantscot.org/what-we-do/
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“It is evident from the nature of the two groups of objects thus associated with the two skeletons, that No. I. was the grave of a man, and No. II. that of a woman” 💀 Is it? @sacha_coward explains how queer theory challenges assumptions: digitscotland.com/queering-a… #LGBTplusHM25
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(Image credit: Oval bowl-shaped brooch found in the grave No. 2 at Ballinaby, PSAS Vol. 14 (1879) journals.socantscot.org/inde…)
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