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Clava Cairns

Public help document damage to historic Scottish sites


Members of the public are helping to document the effects of weather and vandalism at some of Scotland's most historic sites.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50670902
Posted 07 Dec 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Dun Torcuill (Broch)

North Uist Iron Age site damage investigated by police


Police are investigating a reported unauthorised excavation at an Iron Age site in the Western Isles.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50374336
Posted 13 Nov 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

South Ronaldsay

Whale bone DNA gives new clues to Iron Age Orkney life


When they first unearthed the container near a broch at South Ronaldsay, archaeologists knew it was a hollowed out whale vertebra.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-50308033
Posted 06 Nov 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Battle Hill (Hillfort)

Archaeologists return to Aberdeenshire woodland to dig into region’s prehistory


Archaeologists have returned to an Aberdeenshire woodland to uncover further secrets and shed light on what life was like for north-east peoples thousands of years ago.

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https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/1816669/archaeologists-return-to-aberdeenshire-woodland-to-dig-into-regions-prehistory/
Posted 05 Nov 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Highland (Mainland)

Orkney link to Pictish man buried in Highland cave


His genetics were found to be most similar to other Iron Age individuals from the Knowe of Skea in Westray in Orkney.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50095632
Posted 19 Oct 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Loch Vaa (Crannog)

Cairngorms loch dropped to lowest level in '750 years'


The water level of a Highlands loch likely dropped to its lowest in at least 750 years in May this year, according to archaeologists.

Info about the crannog :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50067632
Posted 17 Oct 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Orkney

Plan revealed for a ‘Neolithic Landscapes of the Dead’ chambered tomb trail on Orkney


A £60,000 research project is to be undertaken to create a ‘Neolithic Landscapes of the Dead’ chambered tomb trail in Orkney.

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https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/1848067/plan-revealed-for-a-neolithic-landscapes-of-the-dead-chambered-tomb-trail-in-orkney/
Posted 25 Sep 19ce  |  Comments (2)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Dun Olavat (Stone Fort / Dun)

Artificial islands in Scotland date back to 3700BC, scientists discover


Mysterious man-made islets found in lochs on Scotland’s remote Outer Hebridean islands may be thousands of years older than previously realised, a study has revealed.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/scotland-islands-crannogs-neolithic-history-pots-outer-hebrides-a8956006.html
Posted 10 Sep 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Highland (Mainland)

Stone Age hunter-gather camp found at Berriedale Braes


Work to improve a notorious hairpin bend on the A9 in the Highlands has revealed the site of a hunter-gatherers' camp.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49495139
Posted 30 Aug 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Mither Tap (Hillfort)

Pictish occupation of Aberdeenshire hill fort confirmed


Pictish occupation of a fort on a well-known hill in Aberdeenshire has been confirmed by archaeologists.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-49434133
Posted 24 Aug 19ce  |  Comments (2)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Orkney

Orkney world heritage sites threatened by climate change


The world heritage status of Orkney's archaeological treasures is threatened by climate change, a report has warned.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48840948
Posted 03 Jul 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Dillyminnen (Promontory Fort)

Bones and wall uncovered at clifftop fort in Aberdeenshire


The first modern archaeological excavation of an ancient clifftop fort in Aberdeenshire has begun.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-48853061
Posted 03 Jul 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Scotland (Country)

Scotland's crannogs are older than Stonehenge


Archaeologists have discovered that some Scottish crannogs are thousands of years older than previously thought.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-48625734
Posted 13 Jun 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Orkney

Climate change tests on Orkney's Neolithic sites


International scientists are meeting in Orkney to develop a system for assessing the risks to world heritage sites posed by climate change.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48028191
Posted 24 Apr 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Scotland (Country)

Artists draw on Scotland's Neolithic past


Artists have drawn on Scotland's Neolithic past to create a series of new illustrations.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-47893306
Posted 12 Apr 19ce  |  Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Highland (Mainland)

Trust buys Torridon's Ben Shieldaig and its ancient wood


A conservation charity has bought a west Highlands hill and its area of ancient Caledonian pinewood and native birchwood.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-47652813
Posted 23 Mar 19ce  |  Comments (2)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Skara Brae (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork)

Skara Brae women archaeologists who were written out of history


An "excavation" on social media has provided names for four women shown in pictures of a dig in Orkney.

More Info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-47639736
Posted 22 Mar 19ce  |  Comments (3)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Aden Country Park (Megalithic Cemetery)

Dig planned at rare 'Neolithic mortuary' in Aberdeenshire


Archaeologists hope to carry out a fresh dig at what they believe could be the site of a 5,500-year-old "mortuary" in Aberdeenshire.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-47626652
Posted 20 Mar 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Scotland (Country)

Dig at one of Scotland's largest hunter-gatherer site


Archaeologists have carried out a dig at one of Scotland's biggest and most significant hunter-gatherer sites.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-47386160
Posted 27 Feb 19ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist

'Incredibly rare' find in Western Isles prehistoric forest


Archaeologists have found evidence of early human activity at a submerged prehistoric forest in the Western Isles.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-46890793
Posted 16 Jan 19ce  |  Comments (4)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink
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