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Altar to Sol: A rare 1,900-year-old monument dedicated to the Roman god of light and used in a secret underground ritual

This unique carved altar represents the triumph of light over darkness in ancient Roman religion.

LiveScience

Cloned predecessor to Dolly the sheep goes on permanent show at museum

Morag the sheep is on show at the National Museum of Rural Life in East Kilbride.

Evening Standard

Ancient brass instrument used to interpret the heavens turns 1,000 years old

National Museums Scotland said it was one of the rarest scientific instruments in its collection.

Evening Standard

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Fossil of dead-end branch of life which became extinct to go on display

The prototaxites fossil, which is about 410 million years old, was found near the village of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire.

Evening Standard

Giant mystery fossil reveals secrets of whole new form of life that no longer exists

Prototaxites belonged to an ‘entirely extinct evolutionary branch of life‘

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Remains of two Bronze Age people found at long-lost site by farmer

A skull was removed from the cist in the 19th century and was sent to London.

The Independent UK

Fresh details emerge on remains of two Bronze Age people found by farmer

A farmer unearthed the remains of two Bronze Age people while ploughing a field

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Scotland has its first curator of archaeological human remains

The collection is based in Edinburgh.

Evening Standard

Rare specimens collected by naturalist Gerald Durrell donated to museum

The donation of more than 550 specimens and samples is now available for scientific research.

Evening Standard

Museum staff describe ‘magical’ moment hoard’s silver colour was revealed

The Peebles Hoard was found by a metal detectorist in 2020 before being excavated in a single block in 2024.

Evening Standard

Fossil reveals new species of ancient Jurassic reptile which roamed UK

Lead author Dr Roger Benson says fossil may show snake ancestors were very different to what we expected

The Independent UK

Stunning ancient rudimentary hairpin found during Highland castle excavation

It is carved from red deer antler and featuring a figure wearing a hood and holding a book,

The Independent UK

'Remarkable' Bronze Age hoard to go on display for first time

A “REMARKABLE” Bronze Age hoard discovered on land that was due to be turned into football pitches will go on display next summer after being…

The National (Scotland)

Rare Bronze Age spearhead among ‘remarkable’ items to go on display

The rare and incredibly well preserved Carnoustie Hoard was found in 2016

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Gaelic stories behind 15 historical Scottish objects revealed

A research project has published the Gaelic stories behind 15 objects in the collections of National Museums Scotland

Evening Standard

Machine that aided moon landing acquired by Scots museum as anniversary nears

The Facit Model LX calculator was used by Scottish scientist Archie Roy during the Apollo 11 mission.

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Viking-age jar found by metal detectorist to go on display for first time

The rock crystal jar is part of a wider collection of items discovered in 2014 called the Galloway Hoard.

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Exhibition of prehistoric Giants to make UK debut

It focuses on creatures such as the woolly mammoth, which roamed the Earth after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

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Next generation of Scottish filmmakers celebrated at national awards

THE next generation of Scottish filmmakers has been celebrated at a national awards ceremony ...

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'Rare' Roman coin found in Scottish Borders to go on display

A RARE Roman gold coin from almost 2000 years ago, which was found in the Scottish Borders, has gone on display ...

The Independent UK

Objects pulled from peat bog reveal secrets of 300-year-old cold case

Newly unveiled artefacts paint a picture of a life ‘cut tragically short’

Evening Standard

Items found with 18th-century suspected murder victim go on show

The body was found in 1964 on the Isle of Lewis.

LiveScience

166 million-year-old fossil found on Isle of Skye belongs to pony-size dinosaur from Jurassic

A fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.

The National (Scotland)

Jurassic dinosaur fossil extracted from cliff in Scottish island

A FOSSIL first spotted in a Scottish island over 50 years ago has finally been extracted from the base of the cliff where it was found and,…

The Independent UK

Fossil from dinosaur the size of a pony pulled from cliff on Isle of Skye

It dates from the Middle Jurassic period and is preserved in fragments, and experts believe it is an ornithopod

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