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'Remarkable' Bronze Age hoard to go on display for first time

A “REMARKABLE” Bronze Age hoard discovered on land that was due to be turned into football pitches will go on display next summer after being…

The National (Scotland)

Rare Bronze Age spearhead among ‘remarkable’ items to go on display

The rare and incredibly well preserved Carnoustie Hoard was found in 2016

The Independent UK

Gaelic stories behind 15 historical Scottish objects revealed

A research project has published the Gaelic stories behind 15 objects in the collections of National Museums Scotland

The National (Scotland)

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Machine that aided moon landing acquired by Scots museum as anniversary nears

The Facit Model LX calculator was used by Scottish scientist Archie Roy during the Apollo 11 mission.

Evening Standard

Viking-age jar found by metal detectorist to go on display for first time

The rock crystal jar is part of a wider collection of items discovered in 2014 called the Galloway Hoard.

Evening Standard

Exhibition of prehistoric Giants to make UK debut

It focuses on creatures such as the woolly mammoth, which roamed the Earth after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Evening Standard

Next generation of Scottish filmmakers celebrated at national awards

THE next generation of Scottish filmmakers has been celebrated at a national awards ceremony ...

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'Rare' Roman coin found in Scottish Borders to go on display

A RARE Roman gold coin from almost 2000 years ago, which was found in the Scottish Borders, has gone on display ...

The National (Scotland)

Objects pulled from peat bog reveal secrets of 300-year-old cold case

Newly unveiled artefacts paint a picture of a life ‘cut tragically short’

The Independent UK

Items found with 18th-century suspected murder victim go on show

The body was found in 1964 on the Isle of Lewis.

Evening Standard

166 million-year-old fossil found on Isle of Skye belongs to pony-size dinosaur from Jurassic

A fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.

LiveScience

Jurassic dinosaur fossil extracted from cliff in Scottish island

A FOSSIL first spotted in a Scottish island over 50 years ago has finally been extracted from the base of the cliff where it was found and,…

The National (Scotland)

Fossil from dinosaur the size of a pony pulled from cliff on Isle of Skye

It dates from the Middle Jurassic period and is preserved in fragments, and experts believe it is an ornithopod

The Independent UK

Elgol dinosaur fossil found in 1973 finally extracted from Scottish cliff

The fossil dates from the Middle Jurassic period and is preserved in fragments, and experts believe it is an ornithopod

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Stories behind museum’s Gaelic objects to be told in new project

It is a collaboration between National Museums Scotland and Sabhal Mor Ostaig, the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture.

LiveScience

'Fascinating' Viking Age inscription reveals who owned immensely valuable 'Galloway Hoard'

A newly deciphered inscription suggests the immense "Galloway Hoard" found in Scotland over a decade ago was held in common.

The National (Scotland)

Translated runes shed 'compelling' new light on who owned Galloway Hoard

A NEWLY translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced ...

Evening Standard

Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard

The Viking Age hoard was discovered by a metal detectorist in Balmaghie, near Kirkcudbright, in 2014.

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Mystery behind Viking-age treasure find in Scotland may finally have been solved

A runic inscription on one of the Galloway hoard’s elaborately decorated arm rings has been deciphered

Evening Standard

Large ‘tail vanes’ enabled pterosaurs to take to the air, scientists announce

A team led by palaeontologists at the University of Edinburgh used new laser technology to study the tail vane on a 150-million-year-old fossil.

The Independent UK

Researchers finally solve the mystery of the flying dinosaurs

Pterosaurs – commonly known as pterodactyls – lived some 225 million years ago

The National (Scotland)

Historic 100-year-old festive photographs of rural Scotland released for first time

A GROUP of historic photographs offering a glimpse into Scotland’s rural past from more than 100 years ago will be available for the first time ...

The National (Scotland)

Fossils in Highland cave suggest polar bear ancestry for Scottish bears

NEW analysis of ancient bones and fossils found in a Highland cave has revealed evidence which could suggest polar bears once roamed Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Viking-age treasures discovered in Scotland to go on display in Australia

A hoard of “exceptional” Viking-age objects discovered by a metal detectorist in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014 will go on display in Australia…

Evening Standard

Galloway Hoard to go on display in Australia at start of international tour

The Viking-age items were unearthed in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014.

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