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For the archaeologists in training 👷‍♂️

Whether you curious about Caithness in 3,000 BC or 1300 AD, is your go-to resource. Get an overview of Scottish archaeology as well as a set of useful and relevant research questions free on their website: https://t.co/D7gRjMW7U4

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Along with a group of wooden wrecks, a boat graveyard on the River Clyde is home to (possibly) the world's oldest diving support vessel 🤿

Built in 1852, workmen were sent down in a metal box to manually excavate the riverbed or lay explosives: https://t.co/T4TjObeaUh

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Genetic analysis has found that a Pictish man who was killed and buried in a cave in the Highlands 1,400 years ago had links to 🧬

Known as “Rosemarkie Man”, his genetics were found to be most similar to other Iron Age individuals from Westray: https://t.co/t16UNEwxeH

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Over 1,800 years ago, the Antonine Wall was built across Scotland's central belt to mark the edge of the Roman Empire ⚔️

It was protected by forts with small fortlets between them, including Watling Lodge: https://t.co/my8Rp58NX2

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A Pictish man who had a "brutal death" about 1,400 years ago could have been royalty 👑

In 2016, “Rosemarkie Man” was found in a cave in the Black Isle in the

The man enjoyed a high-protein diet, suggesting he was a high-status individual: https://t.co/FDXPeFoy8h

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In 2006, a Neolithic bowl containing milk-derived fats was found in Clackmannanshire 🧀

Although these early "dairy farmers"may have been lactose intolerant, they could probably digest processed items like cheese: https://t.co/naTi8ocDXm

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includes digital reconstructions of two Scottish World Heritage Sites:

🌊 St Kilda - an isolated group of islands that were evacuated in 1930

⚔️ A Roman fortlet on the Antonine Wall – built, occupied and then abandoned by the Romans

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👾 CRAFTING THE PAST 👾

We’re excited to introduce the brand new website!

🎮 9 Scottish locations
🎮 Free maps
🎮 3,000 years of history

Download digitally recreated sites and start exploring the past: https://t.co/Wo4aKKtEub

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Having a "ruff" Monday?

Spend time with the world’s first canine forensic reconstruction 🐶

The 4,500-year-old dog was recreated from one of 24 dog skulls that were excavated in a tomb in https://t.co/JHpcwOgwfw

"Who's a good boy?"

(📸/Santiago Arribas/)

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