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Where Was Soccer Invented? A New Archaeological Discovery Suggests Scotland, Not England, Was the Sport’s Birthplace
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, ...
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Archaeologists Unearth More Than 100 Projectiles From an Iconic Battlefield in Scotland
The Battle of Culloden marked the end of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and was the last pitched battle fought on British soil ...
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 ...
CAPPERCLEUCH, SCOTLAND—Two amateur metal detectorists searching an area in the Scottish Borders region chanced upon what is being called the “find of a lifetime,” according to a report in The Scotsman ...
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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 ...
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