A piece of fabric found in a Highland peat bog in the early 1980s has now been determined to be the oldest example of true tartan ever located in Scotland. Tartan, which for centuries has been an ...

The medieval Edelwood Castle, which is thought to have been linked to Mary, Queen of Scots, has been discovered by a group of volunteer archaeologists from two organizations: the Clutha Archaeology ...

A University of Aberdeen archaeology student discovered an impressive relic from Scotland’s medieval Pictish kingdom. While volunteering on a dig in a major hillfort settlement, the student found a ...

Whether lost at the bottom of the ocean, tucked away in a library’s archives or hidden behind a kitchen wall, this year’s arts, archaeology and literary discoveries spanned an astonishing range. Some ...

From AI deciphering lost texts to a secret about our human relatives, here are some of the new breakthroughs in archaeology we may see in 2024. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

A rare carved Pictish stone was unearthed near the village of Aberlemno in eastern Scotland. The 5.5-foot-tall monument, which dates to the fifth or sixth century A.D., is covered with geometric ...

CU Boulder archaeologist Sarah Kurnick addresses some common myths about archaeology at the 50 th anniversary of the discovery of China’s terracotta warriors March 1974 was particularly dry in China’s ...