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5,000-year-old home of capital's first farmers discovered THE remains of a hilltop home believed to be about 5,000 years old have been discovered on the outskirts of Edinburgh, The Scotsman can reveal. The Neolithic roundhouse, found on a site where a quarry is due to be expanded, is one of the oldest prehistoric buildings to be discovered in the capital... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by moss 23rd March 2009ce

Rhind Lectures - 27th-29th April (Edinburgh) Living in an age of stone - Gabriel Cooney The Rhind Lectures for 2007. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. 27.04.2007 to 29.04... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by TMA Ed 21st March 2007ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

Bronze age skull from Juniper Green, Edinburgh Latest RC dating on skull reveals that the man died around 2150 BCE; http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=401752007 FOR more than a century the skull has lain in storage as part of the national museum collection... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Martin 14th March 2007ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

Iron Age remains unearthed in Edinburgh WORKMEN digging up a city street in preparation for a new bus route have uncovered an Iron Age structure. The remains of the 3000-year-old stone enclosure were discovered in the Broomhouse area... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by BrigantesNation 27th February 2004ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

Chariot Dated The 400BC Ferrari The Iron Age chariot unearthed at an Edinburgh building site has been proved the oldest in Britain. Radiocarbon tests on the wheels of the chariot have proved it dates back to 400BC - 200 years earlier than the previous oldest British find... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by pebblesfromheaven 11th January 2004ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

'Ferrari of the Iron Age' found Chariot proves Iron Age links with Europe by STEPHEN STEWART, September 25 2003 ARCHAEOLOGISTS studying an ancient chariot burial have found evidence that Iron Age Scots had far closer ties with Europe than previously thought... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 25th September 2003ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

Conference 14th -16th March 2003 Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, National Museums of Scotland, and the Neolithic Studies Group CONFERENCE SCOTLAND IN ANCIENT EUROPE: THE NEOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGE OF SCOTLAND IN THEIR EUROPEAN CONTEXT Royal Museum, Edinburgh Key speaker - Richard Bradley Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 11th October 2002ce Edited 10th September 2007ce

Edinburgh Castle (Hillfort) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by texlahoma 10th December 2012ce

Arthur's Seat and Crow Hill fort (Hillfort) — Images

Posted by thesweetcheat 7th November 2012ce

Samson's Ribs (Hillfort) — Images

Posted by thesweetcheat 7th November 2012ce

Duddingston Loch (Crannog) — Images

Posted by thesweetcheat 7th November 2012ce