WW2 camera used to photograph dig near ancient fort bbc.com/news/articles/…

Day 3 of the latest dig at the barns. A possible clay floor and area of cobbling showing through, plus lots of heavy work! #scotlanddigs2024

Spent a fab day with Dundonald Castle planning our trench locations for the upcoming excavations For more info and how to register digitscotland.com/events/dundona… #ScotlandDigs2024

And that's a wrap for our latest dig. We now think our long wall was potentially out of the use at the time of the 1788 map and not shown on it. The walls of the "barns" that are shown may survive only as spreads of rubble but we have some interesting features. #scotlanddigs2024

On show at McManus Galleries Dundee, a jet necklace and bracelet from Balgay Estate painstakingly restored and reconstructed by NMS scottishfield.co.uk/news/bronze-ag…

Another huge wall section at the Ness of Brodgar revealed in archaeology students’ field school trench. archaeologyorkney.com/2024/08/28/nes… #Neolithic #Orkney #Archaeology #Excavation #NessOfBrodgar #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #ScotlandDigs2024

The dig of a lifetime – UHI students help excavate rediscovered Neolithic chambered cairn in Orkney. archaeologyorkney.com/2024/08/29/hol… #Neolithic #Orkney #Archaeology #Excavation #ChamberedTomb #ChamberedCairn #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #ScotlandDigs2024

Will you be following along as archaeologists and volunteers excavate and survey the site of this 13th-century castle in the Borders? 🏰 They'll be investigating features within the castle complex to better understand the timeline and unpick its mysteries. #ScotlandDigs2024

Whistle while you work? This bone whistle was found at Skara Brae in Orkney, which was a thriving village over 4,500 years ago 🎵 The site was home to farmers and fishers, as well as hunters who may have used the instrument to make music to attract prey: digitscotland.com/unearthing-sco…

A wonderful day in Cockenzie - trad skills, amazing weather and superb volunteers and visitors - and we do it all again tomorrow! 10am -4pm Sunday 🤗 #ArchaeologyFortnight #ScotlandDigs2024 #EastLothian

The country of origin of one of the Galloway's Hoard's star objects is now known - and it is thousands of miles away. scotsman.com/heritage-and-r…

Happy Scottish Archaeology Month! 🎉 Archaeology Scotland's annual celebration of Scottish archaeology, history and heritage (#ScotArchMonth) is back again this year with talks, tours, workshops, excavations, exhibitions and more: archaeologyscotland.org.uk/sam-events-pro…

The incredible archaeology being uncovered by volunteers, Stephen Driscoll and UofG Archaeology students, and Clyde Archaeology in our churchyard, supported by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland! In the foreground, the boulder foundations of the early medieval roadway that entered the graveyard's south-east corner.

NEW: Archaeologists have uncovered new details about Merlin's death in Scotland. thenational.scot/news/24560272.…

Uncovered in the 1890s, this fine pot was used in a cremation burial near Edinburgh over 3,500 years ago ⚱️ But what else still lies beneath the soil? On 7 September, help investigate this prehistoric landscape - no experience required: digitscotland.com/events/survey-… #ScotlandDigs2024

Shipwreck exposed by winter storms to be preserved in tank for research. buff.ly/4cUHzFh

Great to welcome YAC Dig It competition winners🎉to our Archaeology Scotland dig at Bedrule Castle today #ScottishBorders. Very impressed with their archaeological skills!🤩 And they made good use of their Past Horizons toolkits-part of their prize!🏆 #ScotArchMonth #ScotlandDigs2024

A major historic power centre in Perthshire was discovered after cropmarks recorded in the 1970s hinted at its underground remains 🛩️ Later excavations at Forteviot uncovered a Pictish cemetery and a huge prehistoric complex built around 5,000 years ago: digitscotland.com/cream-of-the-c…