The carved head is made of red sandstone. University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute An intricately carved head made of red sandstone has been found on one of Scotland’s Orkney ...

New finds shed light on some key moments in nation’s history ...

The coin was one of five finds made in 2025 highlighted by NTS. Archaeological investigations in front of a chambered cairn at Crarae Garden in Argyll recovered a wide range of artefacts thought to be ...

In 2022, a farmer plowing his field in Rhubodach, Scotland came across the remains of two people that date back 4,000 years.

CAPPERCLEUCH, SCOTLAND—Two amateur metal detectorists searching an area in the Scottish Borders region chanced upon what is being called the “find of a lifetime,” according to a report in The Scotsman ...

A collection of shielings – roughly constructed huts used while pasturing animals – nestled amidst a mature Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) timber block near Inveraray in Argyll and Bute were the ...

Scotland now has its first curator of osteoarchaeology through a new project aiming to enhance the care of and research into the country’s archaeological human remains. Jess Thompson is responsible ...

Evidence of feasting in the Hebrides 5,000 years ago and the discovery of a lost medieval settlement in the Borders have been listed among Scotland's biggest finds of 2025. The Dig It! project also ...

26 May 2026 – 12 days from £9,771* per person (*15% early booking discount). Discover early human civilisations and fascinating wildlife among the wild isles of Scotland aboard the state-of-the-art ...