Mysterious pile of bones discovered near popular landmark triggers urgent investigation

Mysterious bones from multiple animals have been discovered near Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland, after a wildfire ...
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Archaeology breakthrough as farming halls older than Stonehenge discovered beneath school in Scotland

Archaeologists in Scotland have uncovered the country's largest-ever timber hall beneath a school. The Neolithic hall beneath Carnoustie High School in Angus dates back to around 4,000BC, and predates ...
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Stash of Fifteenth-Century Coins Found in Scotland

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 ...
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Archaeology Student Discovers Carefully Carved Stone Head at Viking Settlement in Scotland’s Orkney Islands

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 ...
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‘Rare’ ancient chariot wheel found at golf course in Scotland. ‘Jaws dropped’

Archaeologists excavating a future golf course in Inverness unearthed a “rare” Iron Age wheel and other ruins, photos show. Photo from Avon Archaeology Highland Digging into the sandy soil of northern ...
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Neolithic farming halls older than Stonehenge discovered beneath school

An early Neolithic timber hall has been found beneath a school in Scotland, with archaeologists believing it could have been a ceremonial venue for Scotland’s first farming communities. The remains of ...