Researchers are investigating whether Stonehenge aligns with the positions of the Moon, as well as the Sun.
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April 16, 2024
April 15, 2024
Apps and new technology could modernise the search for buried treasure in Scotland, experts say.
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April 2, 2024
Rich Hiden’s voice was shaking as he spoke to BBC Radio Scotland in June 2021.
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March 30, 2024
The discovery of a 3,000-year-old “recycling bin” used to collect broken objects shows that people from that era were “not very different to us”, an expert said.
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March 19, 2024
Historic Environment Scotland ruled that plans for a wind farm were ‘too advanced’ to change the designation of the Craig Dorney hill fort site to one of ‘national importance, despite new evidence.
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One of my favourite sites, always a privilege to visit. Aberdeen Live have even pinched one my photographs!!!
March 18, 2024
Cyclists are damaging an ancient hill fort, a councillor has claimed.
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February 21, 2024
A woman who lives more than 4,000 miles away from Wiltshire has recreated an ancient necklace from the county.
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Campaigners have vowed to continue their fight against a proposed road tunnel on the A303 near Stonehenge.
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Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against renewed plans to build a road tunnel near Stonehenge.
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The “exceptional” condition of a hoard of 10 Bronze Age axes discovered by a detectorist has surprised an expert.
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January 31, 2024
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January 25, 2024
Ancient human remains which date back more than 2,000 years have been recovered by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
The discovery was made after archaeologists were alerted to human bones on Bellaghy peatland in County Londonderry in October 2023.
It is thought the remains could be those of a teenage boy.
The PSNI said it is a “unique archaeological discovery for Northern Ireland”.
It explained that the remains had been carbon dated to “as old as 2,000-2,500 years”.
Det Insp Nikki Deehan said excavations “first uncovered a tibia and fibula and a humerus, ulna, and radius bone relating to the lower left leg and right arm respectively”.
“Further investigation revealed more bones belonging to the same individual,” she added.
January 19, 2024
Altóir na Gréine stood for approximately 4,000 years on Dingle peninsula before vanishing in 19th century.
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January 11, 2024
The discovery that an Iron Age hillfort was probably not used as a permanent settlement is to feature on BBC Two’s Digging for Britain.
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January 2, 2024
AN historic Scottish church with a 4000-year-old stone circle in its grounds has been put up for sale.
Interesting story from Scotland’s best newspaper.
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December 21, 2023
December 15, 2023
Temporary loos will not be installed at Orkney’s famous Ring of Brodgar stone circle, despite concerns over “undesirable toileting behaviour”.
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December 12, 2023
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Never ending story. Will somebody please get a grip and sort out this endless pit of money for lawyers and the legal hangers on. Disgraceful.
December 11, 2023
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a cave dwelling that was constructed around 16,800 years ago by prehistoric humans.
The dwelling was found in the La Garma cave complex in the autonomous community of Cantabria, northern Spain, the local government announced in a statement.
The new discovery is “one of the best preserved Paleolithic dwellings” in the world, according to the Government of Cantabria. The Paleolithic, also referred to as the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory that extends from the earliest use of stone tools more than 3 million years ago to around 12,000 years ago.
Continues: newsweek.com/archaeologists-find-16800-year-old-cave-dwelling-one-best-1850021
December 10, 2023
December 2, 2023
Concern has been expressed about “undesirable toileting behaviour” at Orkney’s famous Ring of Brodgar stone circle.
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November 28, 2023
November 19, 2023
Archaeologists in Norway have discovered a stone-lined tomb from the late Neolithic that holds the remains of at least five people. Reported in Live Science on 16.11.23.