The ‘written’ symbols of the Picts were possibly inspired by the Romans
Picts or Picti, as referred to by the Romans (meaning the ‘painted ones’, apparently because of their practice of painting or tattooing their bodies) were…
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Researchers reconstruct the face of a Pictish man whose tomb was discovered 30 years ago
Back in 1986, archaeologists excavating a site at Bridge of Tilt near Blair Atholl, in Scotland, came across a long cist burial. And inside this…
Researchers reconstruct the face of a 1400-year old Pictish murder victim found inside a Scottish cave
The Black Isle, a peninsula (despite its name) in the Scottish Highlands, is home to its fair share of historical mysteries. And one of those…
Remnants of the lost ‘Dark Age’ kingdom of Rheged possibly discovered in Britain
Early medieval poetic sources mentioned Rheged as one of the kingdoms of the Hen Ogledd (Old North), which pertained to a Brittonic-speaking region comprising parts…
Archaeologists discover rare dragon-depicting Pictish stone in Orkney, Scotland
A discovery actually made in the beginning of this year, has finally been announced by the researchers – and it entails the incredible find of…
