Archaeologists have discovered the foundations of a "lost" second-century Roman fort in western Scotland — part of an ill-fated effort to extend the empire's control throughout Britain. The fort was ...

A bloody assault by Roman legions on a hill fort in Scotland around 1,800 years ago is being pieced together using the remains of Roman missile weapons that were used in the attack. The excavations at ...

The Scottish government has cleared the way for an archaelogical dig to shed more light on the story of a Roman siege of a British hillfort. The victory at Burnswark Hill near Lockerbie in 140AD is ...

Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman artifact. The small item — possibly buried as an offering 1,800 years ago ...

The bathhouse near Glasgow forms part of the once prominent Antonine Wall, a fortified frontier that ran across Scotland's ...

The archaeological site just outside the village of Braco in Perthshire, Scotland, contains the remains of both a 1st Century ...

More than 170 years ago, Scottish laborers clearing a rocky field with dynamite discovered three beautiful silver artifacts: a hand pin, a chain and a spiral bangle. But instead of looking for more ...

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Archaeologists found the ruins of an Iron Age settlement with a “rare” ancient Roman brooch buried underneath, possibly as an offering. Photo from GUARD Archaeology Sifting through the dark brown soil ...