Archaeologists to return to 1,200-year-old Pictish power base (opens original article in a new tab)

Archaeologists will conduct excavations at Burghead, a 1,200-year-old Pictish power base, and other sites in Scotland this summer.

• Archaeologists will return to Burghead, a 1,200-year-old Pictish power base, for excavations from 11 to 25 August.
• The site includes a large early medieval promontory fort with thick ramparts and has yielded items like decorated bone pins, combs, and timber since 2015.
• Other excavations across Scotland include a prehistoric structure at Spurness, a 17th Century Bannockburn House dig, and ongoing work at Cammo Estate in Edinburgh.