A metal detectorist's lucky find has become the Scottish government's gain — and experts say it's the oldest Scotland-made coin ever found.

Experts previously thought the first Scottish coins were minted in England, but this penny came from Edinburgh. National ...

The 900-year-old coin, which bears the image of David I, a 12th-century king, recently went into the possession of National ...

The ancient artefact was part of a hoard of Iron Age objects found last summer during excavations in west Norfolk. Mark Hinman, chief executive of the archaeological services firm Pre-Construct ...

Fashioned in the shape of a snarling wild animal with "great big flappy ears," as Hinman described them, this bronze trumpet would have been mounted on a long mouthpiece and held high above warriors' ...

An extraordinary collection of Iron Age objects has been unearthed in West Norfolk. The hoard of metal objects was found ...

Dr Tim Pestell, a senior curator of archaeology for Norfolk Museums Service, said: "This find is a powerful reminder of ...

The animal-headed bronze instrument, called a carnyx, was used by Celtic tribes across Europe to inspire their warriors in ...

A near-complete battle trumpet is one of only three known from Britain and is one of the most complete found in Europe ...

NEARLY 2000 years after the first legionary trudged on to Scottish soil, the Roman Empire’s attempted conquests of Scotland remain a source ...

Colin Anderson, 61, has owned the Bo’ness Motor Museum in the town, near Falkirk, for 21 years and has a collection of about 40 cars. The museum is currently exhibiting a working replica of the Chitty ...

On New Year’s Day children and families can party on down at The National Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street. Sprogmanay is an afternoon of entertainment with ceilidh bands and children’s ...