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Want access to cutting-edge Scottish archaeological research? Hear the latest on the Ness of Brodgar, a Bronze Age hoard, Perth’s lost priory and more at Archaeological Research in Progress online and in Edinburgh on 3 May. Tickets now on sale: bit.ly/ARPConference2025 #ARP2025
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Want to keep digging into Scottish archaeology? There's lots of ways to stay connected with Dig It! ⛏️ E-newsletter digitscotland.com/contact-us… Instagram instagram.com/digitscotland/ Facebook facebook.com/DigItScotland/ LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/dig-it-… Bluesky bsky.app/profile/digitscotla…
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Want more Scottish archaeology in your life? There's lots of ways to stay connected with Dig It! ⛏️ E-newsletter digitscotland.com/contact-us… Bluesky bsky.app/profile/digitscotla… Instagram instagram.com/digitscotland/ Facebook facebook.com/DigItScotland/ LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/dig-it-…
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"Crannogs contain some of the best-preserved evidence for life in the past in Scotland." Today the Society announced funding for an underwater excavation of a medieval Highland crannog by @NosasBlog and @NautArchSoc, along with 11 other new projects: bit.ly/SocietyGrantsSpring20…
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Roman brooch 'buried to defend iron age house' bbc.in/3F5mtsR

Roman brooch found in Ayrshire during archaeological dig

Experts believe the artefact was buried as a sacrifice during the construction of the house.

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We support research and innovation into Scotland’s past, act as an independent voice for heritage and share knowledge with everyone. Fellowship subscriptions directly help the Society achieve its aims; apply by 28 February to support our work: socantscot.org/what-we-do/
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@STVNews19 Feb 2025
A hoard of medieval coins from the 15th century has been discovered by two metal detectorists. news.stv.tv/east-central/hoa…

Hoard of 15th century medieval coins discovered by metal detectorists 

It is thought the coins were deposited at the site in the Scottish Borders in the early to mid-1460s.

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A group of divers have found a shipwreck with a cargo of 1840s Glasgow pottery off the west coast of Scotland. Find out more ➡️ bbc.in/41iynIc

Divers discover treasure trove of old Glasgow pottery

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🔴 Exclusive: Scotland risks 'wholesale loss' of heritage as archaeology cuts leave numbers at 'bare minimum', via @alicampsie75 scotsman.com/heritage-and-re…

Scotland risks 'wholesale loss' of heritage as archaeology cuts leave numbers at 'bare minimum'

Archaeologists working for local authorities are charged with the protection of 90 per cent of Scotland’s historical and archaeological sites - but numbers of staff continue to fall.

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400-year-old strand of hair unlocks new thinking on Vitamin D and Scotland's weak winter sun, via @alicampsie75 scotsman.com/heritage-and-re…

400-year-old strand of hair unlocks new thinking on Vitamin D and Scotland's weak winter sun

The strand of hair was taken from a skeleton excavated from a medieval churchyard - and now has a story to tell.

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NEW: A newly translated runic inscription has shed 'compelling' new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced thenational.scot/news/249172…

Translated runes shed 'compelling' new light on who owned Galloway Hoard

A NEWLY translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced ...

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‘The hair stands up’: citizen archaeologists unearth ancient treasures in Scotland theguardian.com/science/2025…

‘The hair stands up’: citizen archaeologists unearth ancient treasures in Scotland

Members of the public are helping to sustain digs across the country, even as volunteering declines

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'It has been an absolute privilege to work on the amazing historic buildings at Stirling Castle' How the study of ancient wood is opening doors on Scotland's past heraldscotland.com/news/2481…
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MAJOR FUNDING NEWS 🚨 We've awarded £50,000 to investigate Scotland’s Early Neolithic megalithic chambered and passage tombs. The new project led by @ArchScot will aim to answer "arguably some of the biggest questions in Scottish archaeological research": socantscot.org/uncategorized…
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New Scottish archaeological discoveries are set to be unveiled at a conference in Stirling this weekend thenational.scot/news/247521…

New Stirling city wall discoveries to be unveiled at archaeology conference

NEW Scottish archaeological discoveries are set to be unveiled at a conference in Stirling this weekend...

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“This was a particularly desperate time to have been alive in Scottish history” - a new study has provided greater understanding of Scotland’s final deadly brush with the plague abdn.ac.uk/news/23783
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A documentary uncovering an 'exceptional' archaeological discovery that helps reveal secrets about the Glencoe Massacre will be released this week thenational.scot/news/247165…

Archaeological discovery revealing secrets of Glencoe massacre explored in new film

A DOCUMENTARY uncovering an “exceptional” archaeological discovery that helps reveal secrets about the Glencoe Massacre will be released this week ...

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Dramatic 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort on Scottish island given national status scotsman.com/hays-way/dramat…

Dramatic 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort on Scottish island given national status

The historic site likely dates back to 800BC-AD400, historians have said.

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An 'utterly unique' hoard of hundreds of Bronze Age items discovered by a metal detectorist in the Scottish Borders has been saved for the nation after it was acquired by the national museum. i.stv.tv/3YBbXAU
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Did Vikings drag ships across land to avoid dangerous Scottish seas? bbc.in/4eKawFU
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