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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" ⛏️ Dig into the Lost Inverlael project in Gaelic or English: digitscotland.com/ag-lorg-coim... #SeachdainNaGàidhlig #WorldGaelicWeek

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Exciting news! The wooden box in which the bones of St Magnus were discovered has been carbon dated....to the twelfth century! Read the full story here: archaeologyorkney.com/2025/02/25/s...

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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? @sachacoward.bsky.social explains how queer theory challenges assumptions: www.digitscotland.com/queering-arc... #LGBTplusHM25

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In 2013, construction of a new electrical sub-station uncovered an "incredibly rare" rural medieval building near Kintore, Aberdeenshire ⚡️ By excavating it fully, archaeologists could better understand construction techniques from 500 to 700 years ago: digitscotland.com/what-happens...

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Over 2,000 years ago, people carved and decorated thousands of natural outcrops and boulders across Scotland - but why? 🎨 On 21 February, join @joanavaldez.bsky.social online to hear more about rock art and its important role in prehistoric lives: digitscotland.com/events/rock-...

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Would you like to help survey one of the best-preserved Roman fortifications in the Scottish Borders? ⚔️ Join the Uncovering the Tweed team on 17 February for an introduction to the survey, then take part in data collection from Tuesday to Friday: www.digitscotland.com/events/geoph...

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"If we tried to save every archaeological site, we would never build anything new again" 🚧 What happens when sites are found through development? And why aren't all discoveries made through developer-led archaeology saved? @diggermann.bsky.social explains: www.digitscotland.com/what-happens...

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We often think about identities in the past as fixed: people were Vikings or Northumbrians, Romans or Picts ⚔️ But according to @orlacraig.bsky.social, cultural identity could be just as fluid as it is today: www.digitscotland.com/what-can-art...

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Around 3,000 years ago, prehistoric peoples began taking refuge on Scotland's hills - but why? 🤔 On 13 February, discover the latest research on hillforts; what we know about who used them, their defences, how they were eventually destroyed, and more: www.digitscotland.com/events/hillf...

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They may look suspicious, but aliens aren't responsible for these markings in the Scottish Borders! 👽 While Eckford Mill has never been excavated, these cropmarks can tell us much about how the Bronze Age funerary site was used over 4,000 years ago: bit.ly/Cropmarks

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Can you spot the short grooves made by the carver’s tools as they hollowed out this bowl 2,000 years ago? 🥣 Wooden artefacts rarely survive in archaeological contexts, but amazingly around 90% of this vessel was uncovered at an Iron Age broch in Orkney: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-sco...

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Remarkable standing stones are the main legacy of the Picts, who lived in Scotland over 1,100 years ago – but did they perhaps leave behind a manuscript as well? 📘 Explore the links between the Picts and the Book of Kells at this hybrid event on 30 January: www.digitscotland.com/events/uncov...

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In 1996, a metal detectorist came across a hoard of 2,000-year-old Roman coins near Birnie, Moray - but the discovery didn't stop there 🪙 Properly reported to Treasure Trove, this sparked years of fieldwork which uncovered finds "unparalleled in Scotland": bit.ly/ArchaeoMetal...

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1,900 years after it was abandoned by Roman soldiers, there are no above-ground remains of the fort at Easter Happrew - but what about below the soil? ⚔️ Join @aocarchaeology.bsky.social in the Borders to learn field survey techniques to uncover the fort's history: bit.ly/EasterHappre...

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Want to delve into the rich archaeological and documentary record to explore the military uses of Edinburgh's Holyrood Park from 1850 to 1939? 🔎 Don't miss this Historic Environment Scotland event with archaeologist and historian Gordon Barclay on 26 January: www.digitscotland.com/events/edinb...

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"A way to try to break the textile pollution cycle is to reuse and recycle, just like Scotland’s former residents" ♻️ Found in Orkney, this child’s fringed cape with a hood, for example, was recycled from scraps of textile and woven bands over 1,400 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/poisonous-wo...

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Is taking part in archaeological fieldwork one of your new year's resolutions? 📝 You can start sooner than you think! Head to Cammo Estate - once home to one of Edinburgh’s grandest mansions - from 20 January to get involved: www.digitscotland.com/events/cammo...

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"There’s hardly any population on Earth that hasn’t been affected by migration...and [Scotland] is no exception" 🤝 Have questions about historic migration? @boothicus.bsky.social reveals what archaeology can tell us about the myth of 'prehistoric invasions': digitscotland.com/what-can-arc...

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I wrote something swift with Dig It! about ancient DNA, migration and genetic change in prehistoric Britain, and specifically how to interpret ‘population replacement.’ Hint: it is not synonymous with ‘invasion’. www.digitscotland.com/what-can-arc...

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With over 4 million visitors, the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival was a significant event in the modern rebirth of the city, however there are very few material traces left 🌸 But in 2024, the first piece of physical evidence was excavated from the site: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...

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Early in 2024, experts confirmed the discovery of a rare bangle fragment decorated with Celtic art motifs 😍 Crafted with a high level of skill, the shale artefact was unearthed in the Highlands by AOC Archaeology Group in a layer dated to over 2,000 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...

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"A glimpse into a prehistoric world hidden in plain sight" 👀 After being noticed by volunteers, charcoal and tools made from quartz and flint were found below the turf on the eroding coast in na h-Eileanan Siar (the Outer Hebrides) earlier this year: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...

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"Contemporary archaeology allows archaeologists to intervene and try to help in a range of social issues that are pressing today, from the climate emergency to social injustice to plastic pollution" ♻️ Never heard of it? @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social explains: www.digitscotland.com/what-is-cont...

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Thought to be covers for decorative "buttons", these exquisite gold "sun" discs were probably worn by a high-status individual in Orkney over 3,600 years ago 🌞 On 6 January, discover how accessories were used to convey power in Bronze Age Britain: digitscotland.com/events/super...

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A Pictish spearbutt which may have been used in close combat, a unique 'Celtic' bangle, and a rare shipwreck are just some of Scotland's most amazing archaeological discoveries from 2024 🤩 Dig into our list of finds which range from 4100 BC to the 1980s: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...

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What was it like for a community to live through the 16th century (a time of major change) in a rural valley in the Southern Borders? 🏰 Come along to this Peeblesshire Archaeological Society and Tweeddale Society event on 10 December to find out: www.digitscotland.com/events/the-t...

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Buried over 1,000 years ago, the Galloway Hoard is made up of more than 100 objects, including this elaborate bird-shaped pin 🐦 Know someone who'd love their own version? The @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social earrings in our gift guide feature a scaled down replica: www.digitscotland.com/scottish-arc...

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“These results would help answer what are arguably some of the biggest questions in Scottish archaeological research” 😮 Thanks to a Society of Antiquaries of Scotland grant, a new @archscot.bsky.social project will investigate Scotland’s Early Neolithic tombs: www.socantscot.org/uncategorize...

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#fieldworkfriday our 2023 Fieldwork at Sgor an Eoin, Mar Lodge Estate, NTS, Cairngorms. Small Mesolithic lithic scatter high in Glen Dee on major routeway through mountains.. And lots of sieving! Photographs by @shahbazmajeed.bsky.social and supported by @digitscotland.bsky.social

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"We know so much more...all gleaned from just a piece of wood!" 🌲 Until recently, there was very little dating evidence for Castle of Old Wick in Caithness, but work by @dendrochronicle.bsky.social has shed new light on the building's history: digitscotland.com/what-are-sta... #NationalTreeWeek

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Built over 2,000 years ago, the White Caterthun in Angus was home to a "great stone fort, which would have stood several metres high" 😮 Evidence suggests that stones at the fort were fused together due to intense heat, but it's not clear how or why: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...

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"Carvings are thought to have been created up to 6,000 years ago, with pieces discovered every year" 😮 Want to dig into "one of Scotland's greatest mysteries"? Don't miss this rock art exhibition in Fife which draws on Historic Environment Scotland's archives: www.digitscotland.com/events/carvi...

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An excellent blog by @orlacraig.bsky.social on the identities and cultural dynamics behind some of the items in the spectacular Galloway Hoard, buried around 900 AD. #MedievalSky

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