Check out this excellent article on the final dig season at #Orkney 's Ness of Brodgar Excavation 👇

Free guided tours of the site begin on 26th June - plan your visit at nessofbrodgar.co.uk/visit

#VisitOrkney #ScotlandIsCalling
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In 1975, Shetland's Old Scatness site was discovered as the result of roadworks 🛞

Excavations uncovered a broch (tower) built over 2,000 years ago and Pictish village with cellular buildings and “wheelhouses”, which have the shape of a wheel from above: digitscotland.com/five-historica…

Want to help excavate a farmstead which was in use over 500 years ago? ⛏️

Don't miss this opportunity to volunteer at a late medieval site in the Scottish Borders with Archaeology Scotland on 10, 11 and 12 May: digitscotland.com/events/bonches…

#ScotlandStartsHere

What should you do if you find something of archaeological significance in Scotland?

❌ Throw it out
❌ Keep it a secret
✅ Report it to Treasure Trove Unit

Want to share your thoughts on the system? The online public consultation runs until Monday 13 May: kltr.gov.uk/about/treasure…

Medieval Scottish agricultural practice has traditionally been characterised by inefficiency and failure.

But was there in fact more responsiveness to the challenges of climate and weather than we've previously thought? Learn more on 31 May: bit.ly/Rhinds2024

#Rhinds2024

In 2023, a dig at Govan Old Churchyard near Glasgow unearthed an early medieval carved stone depicting a bearded 'warrior' carrying a shield and a weapon ⚔️

What else has been found at this ancient site? Join the lead archaeologist on 9 May to find out: digitscotland.com/events/dig-whe…

Some 200 years ago, Edinburgh & Leith Glass Works created one million bottles a week which were sent to be filled with wine, whisky, medicines and more 🍾

On 8 May, join Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society to learn about this lost industry which once dominated the Lothians: digitscotland.com/events/the-gla…

'Historical building reconstructions offer a window to the past in a way unlike any other' 🛖

An Iron Age loch-dwelling, Pictish building, and 17th-century turf home are just some of the impressive structures that have been recreated across Scotland: digitscotland.com/five-historica…

Over 1,500 years ago, someone carved a six-oared ship into a cave wall in Fife, creating what is thought to be Scotland's earliest depiction of a boat ⛵️

Now a plaster cast of the carving has returned to the village, enabling those unable to access the cave to see it up close.

Viking upcycling? Crafted over 1,000 years ago in Scandinavia, this bronze object was later converted into a buckle and worn on the journey to Scotland 🚣

Discovered in na h-Eileanan Siar (the Outer Hebrides), it's considered to be 'exceptionally rare': media.nms.ac.uk/news/rare-arte…

In the 19th century, 1,400-year-old bull carvings were found at Burghead in Moray, once the home of a huge Pictish fortress 🐂

According to National Museums Scotland, theories to explain their significance include 'religious, territorial emblems or clan totems': digitscotland.com/scottish-artef…

In 2022, Archaeology Shetland's work revealed that the site of a medieval crofthouse may have been occupied and modified for millennia ♻️

Later that year, artist printmaker Suzie Mackenzie used recycled items to capture the exciting discovery: digitscotland.com/prehistoric-ar…

#EarthDay

In 2022, volunteers helped investigate the archaeological roots to a local Merlin legend which has been associated with the Borders village of Drumelzier for over 600 years 🧙‍♂️

On 2 May, dig into GUARD Archaeology's work at the site and across the region: digitscotland.com/events/recent-…

The grisly past of a Borders village has been revealed after scarred human remains were discovered by archaeologists. dlvr.it/T5ZzyF 🔗 Link below

Records hinted at the presence of Brodick Castle's drawbridge on Eilean Arainn (Arran), but its location was lost to time—until now! 🏰

Work has uncovered physical evidence of the 300-year-old bridge which has been dubbed an 'amazing piece of history': nts.org.uk/stories/drawbr…

So far in 2024, we've held free public lectures on the origins of racism in Scottish Enlightenment thought, an 8,000-year-old natural disaster, and the history of women's football.

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The northernmost amphitheatre discovered in the Roman Empire can be found in the Scottish Borders and would've been able to hold around 1,500 spectators over 1,800 years ago 🎭

Want to visit the site with a guide? Join Trimontium Trust on a Thursday walk: digitscotland.com/events/trimont…

Found in 1867, the Orkney Hood is the only complete piece of clothing to survive from before the medieval period in Scotland 🐏

The garment was lost or deliberately left in a bog over 1,500 years ago and the lack of oxygen slowed its decay for centuries: digitscotland.com/scottish-artef…