Archaeologists in Scotland shed "genuine tears" upon discovering a stone covered with geometric carvings that the Picts, the Indigenous people of the region, designed about 1,500 years ago. The ...

These people, once so prominent in Scotland, ... the old Pictish identity was somehow redundant and was replaced by this idea of this unified Pictish Scottish nation that eventually became Scotland.

1,500-year-old carved stone from the 'Painted People' in Scotland possibly reveals a bull, pelicans and an ancient alphabet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Picts were a group of people who roamed what is now northern and eastern parts of Scotland in the ancient and medieval times. Experts were brought to tears after finding the stone in Aberlemno ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Scotland have stumbled across the 'find of a lifetime' - a rare symbol stone carved by the Picts, the lost 'painted people' of Scotland, that dates back to around the fifth or ...

The Picts of Scotland who have long intrigued and have been ascribed exotic origins in fact descended from indigenous Iron Age society and were genetically most similar to people living today in ...

THE discovery of the largest Pictish site to date in Aberdeenshire is being described as one of the most significant archaelogical finds of 2020.

John Ralph volunteered to participate in a dig at Burghead in Scotland led by the University of Aberdeen. After weeks of digging with no luck, Ralph found an ancient Pictish ring.

Archaeologists have been uncovering ornately decorated Pictish stones across northern Scotland for many years. For many, the sculptures' mysterious carvings of animals and symbols are impressive ...

EXPERTS have uncovered a rare stone in Scotland with baffling symbols carved into it. Indigenous people who lived there around 1,500 years ago are thought to have left the markings. Three oval… ...

Scotland's largest Pictish site. ... It is hoped that more excavations can take place in 2021 and that people will visit Aberdeenshire to explore the site when it is safe to travel.