From the shadow of Neolithic standing stones to the rise of Iron Age tower fortresses, the broch builders of northern ...

It is difficult to identify funerary practices in Iron Age (c. 800 BC–AD 43) Britain, as human remains rarely survive. However, evidence is particularly prominent in north-west Scotland, because ...

Learn about the burial of two individuals from Iron Age Scotland, one of whom had their brain removed and bones whittled after dying. Iron Age skeletons buried in a remote corner of Scotland are ...

But the known forensic patterns observed in the aforementioned scenarios don’t exactly match the pattern of the Iron Age cranium, leading the authors to conclude that it likely resulted from a ...

Researchers think the care taken with her body could point to ritual, status, or an ongoing relationship between the living and the dead.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The wheel is only the fifth known chariot artifact found in Scotland. Ahead of construction on a new golf course in the Scottish ...

APPLECROSS, SCOTLAND—According to a BBC News report, skeletal remains from six people discovered under a kitchen floor in the Scottish Highlands in 2015 have been dated to 2,000 years ago. It was ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: University of York An Iron Age burial cairn in northern Scotland is shedding light on ancient mortuary customs after ...

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