Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman artifact. The small item — possibly buried as an offering 1,800 years ago ...

New research into fossils found in Scotland’s Bone Caves suggests that polar bears may have once roamed the region during the last Ice Age. Scientists from the National Museum of Scotland, along with ...

Two other major prehistoric discoveries have been made on the Isle of Skye: young and adult Krusatodons showing how dinosaurs grew over time, and Dearc sgiathanach, the world’s largest Jurassic ...

The National Trust for Scotland is embarking on an ambitious project to record all the ancient, veteran and notable trees across its entire estate.

Researchers from Guard Archaeology believe the brooch could shine a light on the way people in ancient Scotland interacted with Roman soldiers guarding Hadrian's Wall. The brooch was thought to be ...

The prehistoric species was herbivorous and belonged to a famous dinosaur family. Maija Karala National Museums Scotland Susie Maidment, study author and researcher at the Natural History Museum ...

The ancient Roman brooch found at an Iron Age ... How did a Roman brooch end up roughly 1,500 miles away from Rome in Scotland? “There are a few plausible scenarios,” Barbour said.