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"Recycling and reusing materials is vital" ♻️
@archshet's work at a Shetland crofthouse site revealed that it may have been occupied and modified for millennia which is reflected in artist printmaker Suzie Mackenzie's use of recycled materials and layering.
#ScotlandDigs2022
What does archaeology have to do with climate change? 🌍
To mark the end of the summer dig season (and #ScotlandDigs2022), artists explored connections between climate action and a crofthouse, a medieval friary and a settlement occupied 2,800 years ago: https://t.co/MRPib2bD9W
In 2019, a 2,000-year-old seal tooth pendant was found at an ancient site in Orkney where the seals still sing 🦭
Sound like a fairy tale? Find out how folklore can help us interpret the past and unearth new stories: https://t.co/dRtDsSoMO3
#LGBTHM22 #YS2022 #FolkloreThursday
A 2,000-year-old dagger found at a ‘lost' medieval village in North Lanarkshire may have been buried to protect its inhabitants from harm 🗡️
But the ancient blade failed to save the village when in the 1700s it was demolished to make way for parkland: https://t.co/Fy2xbY5f8v
Serpent-like symbols on Pictish stones (like this Highland example, now in @NtlMuseumsScot) have fuelled the Loch Ness monster legend for centuries 🐍
Over 1,200 years after it was carved, the story continued when the first reported photo of the beast was published #OTD in 1934.
Lights, camera, archaeology! 🎬
1️⃣4️⃣ In May, @NessofBrodgar revealed their major role in a new archaeologically accurate animated film telling the tale of a disabled boy in Orkney over 4,000 years ago and his quest to unite his people: https://t.co/tS34a1bFHq
#ScotArchaeoAdvent
Queen Joan Beaufort died #OTD in 1445, eight years after barely escaping an assassination attempt in Blackfriars monastery, Perth 🗡️
The building was later destroyed, but its location was rediscovered in 1983 along with evidence of a monastic cemetery: https://t.co/sH4Y10vA4T
"I was just utterly inspired..." 🤩
The Ness of Brodgar looks set to play a major role in a new animated film set in Orkney over 4,000 years ago - and the team are striving to be as archaeologically accurate as possible: https://t.co/tS34a1bFHq
(📷 Alex Leonard © ALT_Animation)
Travelling was a common activity 6,000 years ago, although nothing representing a #Mesolithic map has been found in Scotland 🗺️
Good with directions? @forestryls are offering young people the chance to become a cartoon by creating their own version: https://t.co/aDVrNcR8nl