Earliest Evidence shows that Scotland was inhabited 14,000 years ago

Earliest Evidence shows that Scotland was inhabited 14,000 years ago

At Howburn Farm in South Lanarkshire, a scattering of flints, discovered by the Biggar Archaeology Group, turned out to be the earliest evidence found of human habitation in Scotland. The flints have been dated between 12,000 and 14,000 B.C. The implements are about 4cm in length, and as many as 40,000 fragments have been uncovered […]

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World’s oldest lunar calendar discovered in Scottish field

World’s oldest lunar calendar discovered in Scottish field

Archaeologists excavating Warren Field, an area next to Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire from 2004-06 uncovered 12 pits which appear to mimic the phases of the moon and track lunar months.  Unusual crop marks had been spotted from the air by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) which led to […]

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