Roman and Pictish silver hoard uncovered in Scotland
Archaeologists from the University of Aberdeen’s Northern Picts project and National Museums Scotland have unearthed a hoard of Late Roman and Pictish silver buried in a field in Aberdeenshire.
Why did the Romans fail to conquer Scotland?
Several reasons have been advanced for this failure by Rome. ‘Failure’ implies that it was the Roman intention to conquer the whole island.
Ptolemy, Tacitus and the tribes of north Britain
Ptolemy’s list of places in north Britain, arranged by tribe, may include both native sites and Roman forts. Unallocated fort names may have been added by Ptolemy to the list of what he thought was the appropriate tribe, possibly not always correctly…
Separating Romans and barbarians: rural settlement and Romano-British material culture in North Britain
This thesis investigates the role which Roman artefacts played within rural settlements in North Britain during the Romano-British period. The possibility that Roman artefacts were used by native Britons as markers of prestige is explored through the presence or absence of Roman artefact types.
Notes on Early Agriculture in Scotland
Notes on Early Agriculture in Scotland Stevenson, Robert B.K. Agricultural History Review, Volume 8 part 1 (1960) Abstract The archaeological evidence for the…