Researchers have provided new insights into Scotland's mysterious Picts. The people, known for creating ornately carved symbol stones, left little written material of their own to offer clues on their ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

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 ...

An amateur archaeologist made an astonishing discovery at the Burghead fort dig in Scotland, unearthing a Pictish ring believed to be more than 1,000 years old. This remarkable find was made on the ...

A retired volunteer unearthed a rare 1,000-year-old Pictish ring during excavations in Scotland. The ring is one of the few Pictish rings ever discovered and offers insights into the Pictish kingdom’s ...

The Picts created two politically and militarily powerful kingdoms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Picts were an Iron Age ...

A new look at eight skeletons from two Pictish cemeteries reveals that the enigmatic Picts weren't from afar, as medieval historians suggested, but that they had local roots. When you purchase through ...

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Linus Girdland Link was supported by the school of geoscience, University of Aberdeen. Kate Britton was supported by the Leverhulme Trust during production of this manuscript. The funders had no role ...

Stand in Aberlemno and you find yourself at the heart of a landscape of deep importance to the Picts - and a place where villagers care very much about their history indeed. Did you know with a ...