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A rare stone carved around 1,500-years-ago has been discovered in a Scottish cemetery. Showing a bull, pelicans and script from a bygone alphabet, cross-slab was created by the ancient “painted people” of Scotland – the Picts. Read more Section: News History & Archaeology Read Later Source
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Rare Pictish Stone Uncovered in Scotland’s Birthplace
March 9th, 2022 
Awake Goy Archaeologists in Scotland have unearthed a carved Pictish stone which might be associated with the formation of the nation in what has been dubbed “the find of a lifetime.” When describing the moment of discovery, Dr. James O’Driscoll of the University of Aberdeen said “it’s a feeling that I’ll probably never have again on an […]
Bringing History to Life: Immense Pictish Fort is Reconstructed in 3D
November 6th, 2021 Awake Goy Scottish archaeologists have released a mind-boggling 3D reconstruction of the largest royal Pictish fort ever discovered. Burghead Fort was the largest settlement of northern Picts in what is today Scotland, located on a promontory in the Moray Firth at the modern village of Burghead. According to Burghead.com, in the 19th century archaeologists unearthed the foundations […]
The Wemyss Caves: Ancient Pictish History and the Writing on the Walls
December 1st, 2020 Awake Goy The Ancient Picts were amongst the most enigmatic inhabitants of ancient British Isles. Still a big puzzle to scholars around the world, the Pictish culture was filled to the brim with unique aspects that don’t appear to be connected to the culture of their neighbors. Who were these peoples that were so fierce and warlike […]
