An amateur archaeologist made an astonishing discovery at the Burghead fort dig in Scotland, unearthing a Pictish ring believed to be more than 1,000 years old. This remarkable find was made on the ...

The Picts of Scotland who have long intrigued and have been ascribed exotic origins in fact descended from indigenous Iron Age society and were genetically most similar to people living today in ...

1,500-year-old carved stone from the 'Painted People' in Scotland possibly reveals a bull, pelicans and an ancient alphabet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Experts have uncovered a rare stone in Scotland with baffling symbols carved into it. Indigenous people who lived there around 1,500 years ago are thought to have left the markings. Three oval shapes, ...

During a dig at Burghead fort in Scotland, a volunteer spent weeks digging with no finds. That all changed after 30 days of searching when John Ralph discovered a Pictish ring at the site. "The dig ...

"It is incredibly rare to have a representation of a human face in this time period. Archaeologists believe they may have ...

An important piece of Scotland’s ancient past has been carefully restored and helped shed light on the nation's history. The long-forgotten Pictish stone was rediscovered in a remote Christian burial ...

An archaeology student came face-to-face with Scotland’s past when she unearthed what may be an incredibly rare depiction of ...

Jodie Allan was digging at East Lomond hill fort when she found what she thought was a piece of slag while sieving soil from ...

A team of archaeologists had to scale a sea stack — a feat so arduous they had to take along a climbing guide — for their latest excavation, but it was worth it. The University of Aberdeen team found ...