A series of wild coincidences led to the discovery of ancient Egyptian artifacts buried in Scotland. A student at a Scottish school unearthed the first ancient treasure in 1952. Researchers are still ...

An ancient meteorite strike hit what is now Scotland significantly later than previously thought, scientists say. The finding will rewrite the region's geological history and change what researchers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ranger Bronwen Thomas and senior-nature conservation-officer Alan Crawford-in the Old Wood of Drum (Image: NTS) Ancient woodland ...

Archaeologists found the ruins of an Iron Age settlement with a “rare” ancient Roman brooch buried underneath, possibly as an offering. Photo from GUARD Archaeology Sifting through the dark brown soil ...

Archaeologists excavating a future golf course in Inverness unearthed a “rare” Iron Age wheel and other ruins, photos show. Photo from Avon Archaeology Highland Digging into the sandy soil of northern ...

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 ...

She is Grandmother Winter, the bringer of storms, the sculptor of mountains, and a figure of both reverence and fear. Her presence is felt in grand Celtic legends like Brigid and the Cailleach and in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scots Pines once dominated the landscape of Scotland, part of the vast Caledonian Forest which began to spread some 10,000 years ...

Scots Pines once dominated the landscape of Scotland, part of the vast Caledonian Forest which began to spread some 10,000 years ago after the end of the last ice age. Now only one per cent of the ...