Two remarkable Roman altars, unearthed in Scotland, are set to go on public display for the first time, offering a tantalizing glimpse into the religious lives of Roman soldiers on the Empire's ...
Weighing 6.5 tons and transported to Stonehenge around 5,000 years ago, a new study pegs the Altar Stone's origin to Scotland ...
Two Mithraic Roman altars are to be displayed as a part of an upcoming exhibition after being acquired for the nation.
The National Museum of Scotland has added to its permanent collection two stone altars of exceptional craftsmanship from the ...
And it’s still glistening.
Work uncovering the secrets of two ancient hoards has seen a Scottish archaeology group named in the running for a top award. GUARD Archaeology has been nominated for Current Archaeology’s Research ...
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND—The Scotsman reports that DNA evidence of the Black Death has been found in the teeth of a teenaged boy whose skeletal remains were unearthed at St. Giles’ Cathedral in 1981. More ...
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 ...
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