The iconic Eilean Donan Castle is one of the most picturesque spots in Scotland and has even appeared in Hollywood films.

Evidence of one of the earliest human populations known in Scotland has been found, including tools and stone circles. Archaeologists and scientists led by Karen Hardy, Professor of Prehistoric ...

The University of Aberdeen student was working on a dig in Scotland when she found the relic that could be a rare discovery ...

The Lordship of the Isles was a quasi-independent state of political and cultural importance in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Archaeologists say Finlaggan was the seat of power for the Lordship of the Isles. Before that, a previously unknown castle ...

The carved head is made of red sandstone. University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute An intricately carved head made of red sandstone has been found on one of Scotland’s Orkney ...

SWINTON, SCOTLAND—Chronicle Live reports that human bone fragments have been discovered in disturbed soil in the area of Swinton Parish Church, which is located in Scotland near the Anglo-Scottish ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in Scotland have discovered a rare pot of coins in the fireplace of Alasdair "Maclain" MacDonald, the massacred chief of the MacDonald clan. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging ...