Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic and Scots words for oyster or oysters in place-names around Scotland's coast.

In a disrupted job market people are turning to heritage crafts such as bookbinding, metalwork and boatbuilding

The EAA is welcoming scholars from Hebrew University, which is partially built on land illegally expropriated from Palestinians in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, to its annual meeting, Sept 2-6.

Our expert archaeologists answer your questions about the discovery of a "new" prehistoric circle on Machrie Moor.

Exclusive: Analysis offers ‘smoking gun evidence’ that overturns previous assumption that bronze age individual was male

Aberlemno III is regarded as one of Scotland’s finest ancient standing stones but was toppled during a storm in 2025.

Archaeologists reveal stunning discovery on Arran's Machrie Moor

A pioneering railway when it was first built, the Innocent Railway fell victim of steam power's progress, but its route and legacy lives on.

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Join Archaeology Scotland in celebrating European Archaeology Days 2026 with this talk about saving the site of Swandro, Orkney

It is not often I get angry, but a recent encounter with a standing stone has really annoyed – and shocked me. I am pretty used to prehistory being badly treated, and indeed a whole chapter o…

The artifact is decorated with an illustration of the defensive fortification in northern England, but it was unearthed some 1,200 miles away. A new study suggests the design reflects a soldier’s achi...

View details and apply for this lecturing role in with Orkney Islands Council on myjobscotland

Silent pictures and stories… Discover Kinneil House’s unique 16th-Century ‘Parable’ Room Kinneil House will re-open free on Saturday 21 March – the first public openin…