Early Medieval Workshop Discovered in Scotland
An early medieval workshop built over the ruins of an earlier Pictish-style building reveals a snapshot of life in the early Scots kingdom of Dál Riata.
‘Remarkable’ Early Medieval Pictish Ring Unearthed in Scotland
A ‘remarkable’ Pictish ring, featuring an intricate setting and believed from the Early Middle Ages, has been discovered in northern Scotland.
Medieval stone depicting ‘Govan Warrior’ discovered in Scotland
Archaeologists working in the Scottish city of Glasgow have discovered an early medieval carved stone of a warrior figure. Dubbed the ‘Govan Warrior’, it is a unique object, even compared to other medieval stone artifacts found at the Govan Old Churchyard.
DNA study reveals the origins of the medieval Picts
The Picts, a people who inhabited Scotland during the Middle Ages, have always had a sense of mystery to them. A new study using DNA has revealed new details about their origins.
Picts, Early Scotland and Issues with Scottish History with Alex Woolf
What happened to the Picts and why does is story of early medieval Scotland so difficult to tell? In this episode of Scotichronicast, Kate Buchanan is joined by Alex Woolf to talk studying Scottish history in the Early Middle Ages.
The ‘Nuclear’ Hillforts of Early Medieval Scotland
The ‘nuclear’ fort was first proposed by R.B.K Stevenson (1949) as consisting of a central citadel that sits at the summit or centre of a hill with outworks connecting and looping off the central enclosure, thus creating a descending hierarchical organisation of space through terracing and multivallation.
Discovering the Picts: From Enemies of Rome to Powerful Kingdoms of Early Medieval Scotland
The Northern Picts project at the University of Aberdeen has been running for ten years and has provided dramatic new evidence for the Picts, their power centres and their iconic symbol stones.
The Scotichronicast’s First Listener Q&A
In this episode, you will hear about how Aristotle influenced the Scottish code of chivalry, the legal position of women in medieval Scotland, and a discussion of what happened to the Picts.
The Pictish Gods
One of the papers from the conference ‘Picts in the North: The Conan Stone in Context’
Huge Pictish site discovered in Scotland
A spectacular hillfort overlooking a tiny Aberdeenshire village has been revealed as one of the largest ancient settlements ever discovered in Scotland.
Creating Scotland: Assembling a Medieval Kingdom
Creating Scotland: Assembling a Medieval Kingdom Lecture by Hamish Torrie, Adrian Maldonado and Heather Pulliam Given at the National Museum Scotland, on October…
Vikings, Picts and Scots: Biocultural Identity in Medieval Scotland
This thesis investigates the nature of identity in 8th to 13th century Scotland, by incorporating both burial context and osteological information.
Pictish stone symbols date back hundreds of years earlier than first believed, study shows
“Our dating reveals that the symbol system is likely to date from the third-fourth century AD and from an earlier period than many scholars had assumed.”
Pictish symbol stone discovered in Aberdeen
A Pictish stone carved with mysterious symbols has been discovered in the River Don as river levels drop this summer.
‘Viking Age Destruction’ found to have preserved key parts of Scotland’s largest Pictish fort
When one of Scotland’s most powerful Pictish forts was destroyed by fire in the 10th century – a time when Vikings are known to have been raiding the Moray coastline – it brought to a rapid end a way of life which had endured for centuries.
The Drosten Stone, St Vigeans: A cultural hybrid
The inscriptions on the Drosten Stone have inspired extensive scholarship, but little study has been devoted to the possible meanings behind the Pictish art depicted on the stone.
Archaeologists unearth medieval treasures at Pictish fort
Scottish archaeologists exploring a Pictish fort have discovered surprising treasures, including an eleven-hundred year old coin.
He was murdered 1,400 years ago
Scottish researchers have reconstructed the face of a Pictish man they showed to have been brutally murdered 1,400 years ago.
Discovery of Lost Early Medieval Kingdom in Galloway
Archaeological research has just been published which reveals the location of a hitherto lost early medieval kingdom that was once pre-eminent in Scotland and Northern England.
The Picts and the Martyrs or Did Vikings Kill the Native Population of Orkney and Shetland?
I suspect that the Norse invaders of Orkney and Shetland didn’t just overwhelm’, or ‘submerge’ the native population: I think they killed them.
Picts offer historians a picture of non-Roman Briton culture
History has never been too kind to a group of early British Isle inhabitants referred to as the Picts, but the often mischaracterized, always mysterious people may serve as a historical laboratory to explore how the island’s culture might have developed without Roman intervention, according to a Penn State historian.
Europe and the beginning of Scottish sovereignty
Scotland’s story may have been distinctive, but its experience was not.
Britain and the beginning of Scotland
In this lecture Professor Dauvit Broun explores recent rethinking on Scottish origins by discussing the role of Britain as an ‘idea’, connections with England, the emergence of Scotland as a country in the 13th century, and the beginnings of the Scottish kingdom itself.
War or Peace? The Relations Between the Picts and the Norse in Orkney
This article will focus mainly on the earliest period of Norse settlement, before the Norse earldom was established.
Britain and the Beginning of Scotland
Until recently it was generally held that Scotland first began to take shape with a union of Picts and Scots under Cinaed mac Ailpín, who died in 858.