Scientists Explore Neolithic Crannog in Scotland - Archaeology Magazine

Scientists Explore Neolithic Crannog in Scotland - Archaeology Magazine

Timber platform of the crannog in Loch Bhorgastail, Scotland SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Southampton, a crannog in shallow waters in Loch Bhorgastail on Scotland’s Isle of Lewis has been evaluated by researchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Reading with a technique called stereophotogrammetry, which involves stitching together photographs taken at different angles to cre…

Archaeologists reveal secrets of prehistoric human-made island

Large timber platform hidden beneath what today appears to be a stone-built island, located in a Scottish loch. The post Archaeologists reveal secrets of prehistoric human-made island appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.

PALaEoScot: New Approaches to Scotland’s Oldest Archaeology - Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

This lecture presents the latest results of the PALaEoScot project, a research initiative from the University of Aberdeen centred on the use of archaeo-ecological approaches to explore the low visibility archaeology of Late Pleistocene Scotland and its recolonisation as glaciers retreated. The latest evidence for Scotland’s Ice Age people will be explored, along with their continental connections, the landscapes they encountered, and the fearsom…

5,000-Year-Old Timber Island Hidden Beneath a Scottish Loch Rewrites Crannog History

A hidden 5,000-year-old timber island platform beneath Loch Bhorgastail crannog in Scotland reveals that some...