What did 18th-century whisky smugglers leave behind in their rush to escape excise officers? A rare copper still fragment ...

The remains of a 200-year-old whisky smuggler’s secret distillery have been discovered by archaeologists. The stone structure ...

Evidence of feasting in the Hebrides 5,000 years ago and the discovery of a lost medieval settlement in the Borders have been listed among Scotland's biggest finds of 2025. The Dig It! project also ...

The copper still, likely used to make whisky, would have been hidden away from the oversight of tax collectors after Scotland ...

An unusual grouping of bones was found near one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks — and officials aren’t sure how the bones got there. The remains were found on Crow Hill near Arthur’s Seat in ...

Archaeologists discovered the 20-karat-gold dental wire in the lower jaw of a middle-aged man who lived around 500 years ago ...

Scientists made significant advances in underwater archaeology techniques and photogrammetry while investigating the crannog ...

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 ...

An archaeological dig at the site of a 12th-century church in Scotland has unearthed more evidence that “advanced dental ...

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND—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 ...

For years, the Loch Bhorgastail crannog on the Isle of Lewis appeared from above to be a stone-built artificial island. However, the Islands of Stone project, funded by the Arts & Humanities Research ...

Archaeology Gold sword scabbard discovered under toppled tree in Norway was likely 'sacrificed' by an elite warrior 1,500 years ago Archaeology 500-year-old gold dental bridge is earliest known oral ...