The Battle of Culloden marked the end of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and was the last pitched battle fought on British soil ...

An archaeological discovery in Scotland is stirring up debate about the origins of soccer. England has long claimed to be the birthplace of soccer, known around the world as “football.” However, ...

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 than 100 burials ...

Archaeologists in Scotland have announced a groundbreaking discovery that could provide evidence of the death of a legendary wizard, Merlin, believed to have occurred at Drumelzier between the 6th and ...

An undergraduate student was startled after a finely carved ancient head rolled out during a recent excavation – and seemed to smile back at her. The discovery, made at Skaill Farm on the Scottish ...

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 ...

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND—Glasgow Times reports that volunteers from Clutha Archaeology Group, in collaboration with Archaeology Scotland and Countryside Ranger Service, have unearthed artifacts that may ...

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 ...

England has long been considered the birthplace of modern soccer. But new archaeological evidence is challenging that long-held belief. Pixabay An archaeological discovery in Scotland is stirring up ...