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News in 2018

Artefacts from the Castle Midden and Back Walk in Stirling

Artefacts from the Castle Midden and Back Walk in Stirling posted February 2018

Recently published research reveals a range of artefacts recovered from two sites on the edge of the medieval burgh and castle at Stirling.

What pits and post-holes can tell us: recent finds from Balvenie and Newton Mearns

What pits and post-holes can tell us: recent finds from Balvenie and Newton Mearns posted May 2018

Recently published research from two sites at opposite ends of Scotland reveals new evidence for Bronze and Iron Age landscapes.

Coastal storms and prehistoric hardship on North Uist

Coastal storms and prehistoric hardship on North Uist posted June 2018

Newly published archaeological research from excavations undertaken at the Udal in North Uist reveals some of the hardships of life in Neolithic and early Bronze Age Scotland. Two burial cairns held the remains of individuals dating to the second millennium BC. Scientific analyses of these individuals demonstrate the dramatic effect that environmental stresses had on the community.

A landscape of change on the outskirts of Edinburgh

A landscape of change on the outskirts of Edinburgh posted July 2018

Archaeological investigations coupled with historical research of Newcraighall on the south-east edge of Edinburgh reveal a complex story of land use changes from prehistory to the present day.

Digging Linlithgow’s medieval past

Digging Linlithgow’s medieval past posted August 2018

Buried beneath the back gardens of Linlithgow High Street may be objects or archaeological remains from Linlithgow’s medieval past. A new plan is underway to find out more about this hidden heritage, part of an overall project funded and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, LEADER and West Lothian Council. Volunteers will soon be participating in this investigation, playing an important part in digging up their town’s history.

Uncovering the house of the Blackfriars in Stirling

Uncovering the house of the Blackfriars in Stirling posted September 2018

Investigations on the outskirts of medieval Stirling discovered the foundations of the medieval Dominican friary.

Roman roadside settlement revealed beneath Kirkby Thore, Cumbria

Roman roadside settlement revealed beneath Kirkby Thore, Cumbria posted October 2018

A team of GUARD Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman vicus settlement just outside the Roman Fort of Bravoniacum.

Mote of Urr published after 65 years

Mote of Urr published after 65 years posted November 2018

The results of Brian Hope-Taylor’s excavation of the Mote of Urr, undertaken 65 years ago, have now been published in GUARD Archaeology’s publications journal ARO. Excavations at Mote of Urr, near Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway were undertaken in 1951 and 1953.