Once the results of an archaeological excavation in Scotland are published, what happens to the paper and digital records; and the finds? Well, the site archive has been deposited with the National Record of the Historic Environment (formerly called the … Continue reading
It’s not every day that Dark Age Galloway (ie Rheged) is associated with Julius Caesar, the Aztecs or the Pyramids but thanks to HeritageDaily’s Top 10 Archaeological Discoveries of 2017 today is that day!
Almost exactly a year since our book was published by Oxbow, our work has been nominated in the Research Project of the Year category in the 2018 Current Archaeology Awards. Rheged rediscovered: uncovering a lost British kingdom in Galloway was published … Continue reading
It’s all very well writing a book but will anyone read it? Well, first of all they have to know it’s been published. So we have done our best to publicize our book, The Lost Dark Age Kingdom of Rheged: … Continue reading
The Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society hosted a very successful book launch of The Lost Dark Age Kingdom of Rheged: The Discovery of a Royal Stronghold at Trusty’s Hill, Galloway in Gatehouse of Fleet at the weekend. … Continue reading
The principal question that the Galloway Picts Project sought to answer was: what are Pictish Carvings doing at Trusty’s Hill? Through examining the archaeological context for the carvings here, we think we have answered this question. The excavation provides contextual evidence that … Continue reading
The laser scanning of the carved rock at Trusty’s Hill allowed specialists from Glasgow University to examine the carvings in detail and they concluded that the symbols are genuine and comprise a mixture of Class I and Class II traits … Continue reading
89 rounded stone pebbles, including 5 cobbles each over 200g in weight, were retrieved from both the eastern and western sides of the summit during the 2012 excavation. While just over half of these were found in two caches within … Continue reading
As well as evidence for fine metalworking, the 2012 excavation revealed evidence for textile production at Trusty’s Hill too. Woollen textile manufacture is clearly demonstrated by the stone spindle whorl recovered from the western side of the summit. Producing textiles, whether … Continue reading
Alongside the evidence for high status craft working at Trusty’s Hill in the late sixth century AD, the 2012 excavations recovered two sherds of imported pottery – both from France – one a sherd of Roman samian ware and the other a … Continue reading