MessageToEagle.com – Hnefatafl or tafl was an ancient Viking board game that became very popular in medieval Scandinavia. The board game was played by the Vikings as early as 400
MessageToEagle.com – Stone of Destiny is more popularly known as the Stone of Scone. It is an enigmatic block of sandstone, which was used for centuries in the coronation
MessageToEagle.com – Remnants of a medieval village and a collection of mediaeval coins believed to date from the 10th or 11th Century, have been uncovered by archaeologists, due to
MessageToEagle.com – During renovations of the Aberdeen Art Gallery, archaeologists have discovered a graveyard connected with the thirteenth-century Dominican friary of the Black Friars, being within the mediaeval heart
MessageToEagle.com – Located at the National Museum of Scotland, the mysterious Ballachulish figure is a roughly life-sized figure of a female carved from a single piece of alder, with
MessageToEagle.com – Jarlshof is the ancient settlement located in the vicinity of Sumburgh Head, at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland in northern Scotland. It is one of
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists digging in Newhaven, a historic fishing village in Scotland, discovered poorly preserved human bones dated to the sixteenth or seventeenth century. The team was looking for
MessageToEagle.com – The Govan Stones, one of the best collections of early medieval sculpture anywhere in the British Isles, are preserved at Govan Old Parish Church, Glasgow, Scotland. They represent
MessageToEagle.com – A team led by the Archaeology Institute at the University of the Highlands and Islands discovered what is believed to be a Bronze Age settlement at Tresness,
MessageToEagle.com – Scientists have discovered hundreds of giant footprints and handprints made by plant-eating sauropods. This fascinating discovery can help shed light on some of the biggest animals ever to
MessageToEagle.com – Academics at Aberdeen University have been working to fill the “blank space” of Viking activity in Aberdeenshire and Moray, with written history barely touching on the area
MessageToEagle.com – A two-year meticulous investigation into the mystery of an Edinburgh crypt has finally cast important new light on the turbulent and little-known history of the Dark
MessageToEagle.com – Remarkably similar carvings and simple cross sculptures mark special sites or places once sacred, spanning a zone stretching from the Irish and Scottish coasts to Iceland.
MessageToEagle.com – In September this year about 100 precious ancient artifacts were found in Dumfries, Scotland. Among them was a 1,200-year-old Viking pot that scientists could not open. What
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists restoring old buildings in Newark-on-Trent in the UK have uncovered a perfectly-preserved green “witch bottle” that was once believed to protect buildings from evil spirits
MessageToEagle.com – The excavations at the Ness of Brodgar have been attracting a lot of attention recently and now it’s time for yet another surprise that could re-write the
MessageToEagle.com – Archeologists believe they have uncovered the remains of the legendary Viking king Olaf Guthfrithsson who led raids on Auldhame and nearby Tyninghame shortly before his death in
MessageToEagle.com – There are many beautiful cup-marks in Scotland. These very ancient carvings are the key to ancient art of our ancestors. These strange marks have puzzled both researchers
