Archaeology excels in giving insights into the everyday lives of people in the past. It is only very occasionally that we get those spine-tingling moments when we can connect the artefacts and structures we excavate to very specific people and events – such as the massacre of Glen Coe. One of Scotland’s most iconic landscapes, Glen Coe is famous for its dramatic mountains and … [Read more...] about Lives of the massacred MacDonalds of Glen Coe
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Scotland’s largest Pictish settlement
A much-loved local landmark with an ancient fort at its summit, Tap O'Noth is a gently sloping hill overlooking the lush rolling farmland around the village of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire. Until now, the fort was widely believed to date back to the Bronze or Iron Age. But, thanks to a combination of drone footage, aerial 3D laser-scanning and … [Read more...] about Scotland’s largest Pictish settlement