Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A retired volunteer unearthed a rare 1,000-year-old Pictish ring during excavations in Scotland. The ring is one of the few ...

A 1,000-year-old ring has been found under a town – by a descendant of a family who lived there. The kite-shaped Pictish ring with a garnet or red glass center had laid undiscovered at the Burghead ...

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A retired engineer and enthusiastic volunteer, John Ralph, made a remarkable discovery while participating in an archaeological dig at an ancient fort in Burghead, Moray, along the Scottish coast.

During an excavation in Burghead, a volunteer picked up a “bit of earth” and uncovered a well-preserved Pictish ring, archaeologists said. Photo from the University of Aberdeen During an ...

A University of Aberdeen archaeology student discovered an impressive relic from Scotland’s medieval Pictish kingdom. While volunteering on a dig in a major hillfort settlement, the student found a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A “remarkable” Pictish ring with “an intricate setting” was discovered in Scotland by an amateur archaeologist after being buried ...

A retired volunteer unearthed a rare 1,000-year-old Pictish ring during excavations in Scotland. The ring is one of the few Pictish rings ever discovered and offers insights into the Pictish kingdom’s ...