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Investigations of three bloomery mounds by Lock Eck in Argyll revealed an important but largely concealed medieval industry. This archaeological research, undertaken by GUARD Archaeologists, has recently been published in the latest ARO archaeologyreportsonline.com…
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📰 BREAKING NEWS! 🚨
Early Medieval Jewellery Found in Glasgow! 💍
Archaeologists and community volunteers excavating the 1,500-year-old churchyard of Govan Old, have unearthed evidence of an early medieval jewellery workshop and the carving of finger rings from shale.
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It's been a vintage year for Glasgow archaeology - Govan Old excavations, my own dig at Camphill, amazing geophysics at Crookston Castle and now Harvie's Dyke! Plus other stuff I probably don't know about.
There's a very exciting programme of events scheduled for the next few days about Harvie's Dyke, part of Glasgow's rich history of working class protest. There are workshops, talks & even an excavation this weekend. Organised by @gbptrust - see
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In the latest ARO (70!) excavations at Northbar in Erskine revealed burials and settlement from the early to middle Bronze Age, providing evidence of funerary activity and daily life including crop production and processing, animal husbandry and weaving archaeologyreportsonline.com…
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Lost Houses of the Clyde Valley has amassed a fabulous collection of the Clyde Valley Landscape and its heritage. Members of the Facebook page continue to share amazing images and information.
Latest ARO (69!) just published, following excavations by @GUARD_Archaeol that revealed a well-constructed road through a landscape of transient Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and post-medieval activity archaeologyreportsonline.com…
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New episode of The British Food History Podcast out now: Food & Agriculture in Prehistoric & Medieval Scotland with Maureen Kilpatrick.
We talk about Guardbridge, Fife, excavated by @GUARD_Archaeol. Finds ranged from the Stone Age to the 13th century.
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As we approach our dig at Chatelherault Country Park, we should highlight the historic landscape going back thousands of years. Neolithic to Iron Age in the Avon Valley. Check out reports for Ferniegair and Larkhall on @GUARD_Archaeol website.
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How a sherd of a ceramic olive jar revealed traces of trade routes from Hapsburg Spain to post-medieval Leith #FindsFriday #Archaeology #Leith guard-archaeology.co.uk/inde…
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How the excavation of one hillfort in Galloway unexpectedly connected the dots of several early medieval sites in this region of SW Scotland #HillfortsWednesday #Scotland #Britain #Celtic youtube.com/watch?v=_cGmT5y7…
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Neolithic bunkerology
For some reason it took us ages to work out how to open the entrance to Wideford Hill cairn on Mainland, Orkney. Once inside, you descend into this 5,000-year-old hallowed space via a helpful (modern) ladder! Amazing #TombTuesday
ALT Sliding entrance to Wideford Hill cairn, sea in distance
ALT Ladder descending into cairn past ancient stones
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The Archaeological Research in Progress Conference is being held in Dumfries on Saturday; will include a talk on some recent work of ours. Not the first time we've uncovered some interesting archaeology in this neck of the woods #ARP2026 #Archaeology youtube.com/watch?v=_cGmT5y7…
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An unexploded mortar shell has been discovered 280 years after it was fired at the Battle of Culloden, according to CIfA member Derek Alexander, Head of Archaeology at The National Trust for Scotland (@N_T_S), which manages a large area of the battlefield: ow.ly/q2Wt50YKtLM
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Our Broxy Kennels (entire) hillfort and souterrain excavation now published as a hard copy by @Archaeopress A great piece of work by excellent GUARD Archaeologists, a range of expert specialists and our superb graphics/publications team. Class! #hillfortswednesday #archaeology
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We are happy to announce the shortlist of March's GUARD ‘photo of the month’ competition (the theme was International Women's Day); check them out guard-archaeology.tumblr.com…
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The British Library announced it had acquired the St Cuthbert Gospel for the nation #OTD in 2012, following a successful fundraising appeal. An 8thC manuscript copy of the Gospel of St John, it is the earliest surviving intact European book. 📸British Library
ALT The leather-bound St Cuthbert Gospel.
Hard to believe but another week and yet another ARO! This time for Cameron Archaeology Ltd and their excavation of a substantial Iron Age settlement with traces of Pictish activity at Cruden Bay to the north of Aberdeen
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Hugely excited and proud to say the Rhynie monograph is now published! This is one of the most important sites and landscapes ever discovered for understanding the Picts and the development of the early Pictish kingdoms #careergoalunlocked!
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Another week, yet another ARO! Charting the history of a steading from the 18th century through the time of the Highland Clearances in Sutherland until its abandonment in the early 20th century. #archaeology #sutherland archaeologyreportsonline.com…
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The 9thC Dupplin Cross was installed at St Serf's Church, Dunning, Perthshire, #OTD in 2002. It had originally stood near Dupplin Castle before a spell in Edinburgh. Its Latin inscription links it with Causantín mac Fergusa (†820), king of the Picts and Scots. 📸Tom Parnell
ALT The Dupplin Cross displayed in St Serf's Church.