In 2022, a farmer plowing his field in Rhubodach, Scotland came across the remains of two people that date back 4,000 years.

The coin was one of five finds made in 2025 highlighted by NTS. Archaeological investigations in front of a chambered cairn at Crarae Garden in Argyll recovered a wide range of artefacts thought to be ...

AN amulet once thought to have supernatural power, evidence of feasting in the Hebrides 5000 years ago, and a lost medieval settlement in the Borders are among Scotland's biggest finds of 2025 ...

Scotland now has its first curator of osteoarchaeology through a new project aiming to enhance the care of and research into the country’s archaeological human remains. Jess Thompson is responsible ...

The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.

The carved head is made of red sandstone. University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute An intricately carved head made of red sandstone has been found on one of Scotland’s Orkney ...

CAPPERCLEUCH, SCOTLAND—Two amateur metal detectorists searching an area in the Scottish Borders region chanced upon what is being called the “find of a lifetime,” according to a report in The Scotsman ...

26 May 2026 – 12 days from £9,771* per person (*15% early booking discount). Discover early human civilisations and fascinating wildlife among the wild isles of Scotland aboard the state-of-the-art ...