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What Is Archaeology? - Dig It!
What Is Archaeology? - Dig It!
Archaeology is the study of people from the past, trying to understand who they were and how they lived through the evidence they left behind. What is an Archaeologist? An archaeologist is someone who finds and interprets evidence. This usually means that they make the best guess they can, using the information they have at the time. Their interpretations...
At the Far End of Everything: A Likely Ahrensburgian Presence on Skye - HYBRID EVENT - Dig It!
At the Far End of Everything: A Likely Ahrensburgian Presence on Skye - HYBRID EVENT - Dig It!
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First People of the Spey: From Hunter Gatherer to Early Christian - Dig It!
First People of the Spey: From Hunter Gatherer to Early Christian - Dig It!
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How Drones are Helping to Save Scotland’s Coastal Archaeology - Dig It!
How Drones are Helping to Save Scotland’s Coastal Archaeology - Dig It!
Climate change is everywhere and affecting everyone. Recent extreme weather events ranging from droughts and heatwaves to dramatic floods have shown the extent of the threat. We can still prevent some of the worst impacts by changing our behaviour and reducing our emissions, but our coastlines are set to experience some of the most dramatic...
The Archaeology of Scotland's Natural Larder: Seaweed - Dig It!
The Archaeology of Scotland's Natural Larder: Seaweed - Dig It!
You probably already know about some of Scotland’s most famous dishes, such as haggis, neeps and tatties, but did you know that seaweed was once a popular traditional food too? Thanks to historical documents, we’ve known for a long time that seaweed was part of many Scottish recipes, but with the development of new analytical methods in archaeological science, the use of seaweed...
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