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5,000-year-old home of capital's first farmers discovered THE remains of a hilltop home believed to be about 5,000 years old have been discovered on the outskirts of Edinburgh, The Scotsman can reveal. The Neolithic roundhouse, found on a site where a quarry is due to be expanded, is one of the oldest prehistoric buildings to be discovered in the capital... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by moss 23rd March 2009ce

Rhind Lectures - 27th-29th April (Edinburgh) Living in an age of stone - Gabriel Cooney The Rhind Lectures for 2007. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. 27.04.2007 to 29.04... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by TMA Ed 21st March 2007ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

Bronze age skull from Juniper Green, Edinburgh Latest RC dating on skull reveals that the man died around 2150 BCE; http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=401752007 FOR more than a century the skull has lain in storage as part of the national museum collection... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Martin 14th March 2007ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

Iron Age remains unearthed in Edinburgh WORKMEN digging up a city street in preparation for a new bus route have uncovered an Iron Age structure. The remains of the 3000-year-old stone enclosure were discovered in the Broomhouse area... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by BrigantesNation 27th February 2004ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

Chariot Dated The 400BC Ferrari The Iron Age chariot unearthed at an Edinburgh building site has been proved the oldest in Britain. Radiocarbon tests on the wheels of the chariot have proved it dates back to 400BC - 200 years earlier than the previous oldest British find... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by pebblesfromheaven 11th January 2004ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

'Ferrari of the Iron Age' found Chariot proves Iron Age links with Europe by STEPHEN STEWART, September 25 2003 ARCHAEOLOGISTS studying an ancient chariot burial have found evidence that Iron Age Scots had far closer ties with Europe than previously thought... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 25th September 2003ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

Conference 14th -16th March 2003 Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, National Museums of Scotland, and the Neolithic Studies Group CONFERENCE SCOTLAND IN ANCIENT EUROPE: THE NEOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGE OF SCOTLAND IN THEIR EUROPEAN CONTEXT Royal Museum, Edinburgh Key speaker - Richard Bradley Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 11th October 2002ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

Tormain Hill (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by thelonious 30th January 2019ce

Tormain Hill (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — Fieldnotes

28/01/2019 – Early morning bus out to Wilkieston from Edinburgh (big thumbs up to the Edinburgh bus network, cheap and you can get a bus nearly anywhere). Good access, sign posted path to the top of Tormain Hill from the north. We reached the stones just before sunrise. Lovely open woodland setting. I think we counted seven stones with cup marks on them. The pick of the bunch is the one with the cup and ring markings, it’s very good indeed. Really enjoyed our visit here. It was pretty special watching the sun rise from behind the Pentland Hills to slowly light up the stones and surrounding area, magic. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 30th January 2019ce

Blackford Hill fort (Hillfort) — Images

Posted by thelonious 29th January 2019ce

Blackford Hill (Carving) — Images

Posted by thelonious 29th January 2019ce

Blackford Hill (Carving) — Fieldnotes

26/01/2019 – Walking a few of the tops in Edinburgh. Blackford Hill was the last of the day so we thought we’d have a go at finding the deer carving. Turned out not too bad to find. Close to the top of the hill, just a short distance from the steps behind a big tree. It’s steep though but nothing too tricky if you take your time. I was fair chuffed to find it. A nice little adventure away from all the runners and dog walkers on a pretty busy hill. I didn’t know what to make of the carving really. It didn’t seem that old to me but I still really liked it. A proper mystery. Plenty of nice walks round and over Blackford Hill. Pretty easy going. The top is the site of a fort but not much to see of it. The views are very good of Edinburgh and the surrounding area. This carving was a nice cherry on top of the Blackford Hill cake. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 29th January 2019ce