Archaeologists find evidence of earliest humans in Scotland

1 billion years ago, a meteorite struck Scotland and influenced life on Earth

Stoer Head lighthouse, Scotland. William Gale/ShutterstockWe’ve discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today in the journal Geology. This impact now aligns with some of Earth’s earliest known, land based, non-marine microbial fossils, and offers new insights into how meteorite strikes may have shaped our planet’s environment and life. A…

Archaeologists find evidence of earliest humans in Scotland

Scientists made the discoveries on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.

Flag Fen Archeology Park

Continually occupied from prehistory until today, the site of Flag Fen in the United Kingdom is home to a wide range of evidence and artifacts from different eras.  Most important is perhaps the preserved remains of the Fen Causeway, an ancient road through the Fens where many people would have convened. Raised above the then-undrained bog, the causeway was a massive timber construction from different species of trees. These peaty conditions are…

Archaeologists find evidence of 'some of earliest humans in Scotland' in island dig

EVIDENCE of “one of the earliest human populations yet known in Scotland” has been found on the Isle of Skye ...

Evidence of one of earliest human populations uncovered on Scottish island

Stone tools discovered by a team of archaeologists and scientists from the University of Glasgow are believed to date back to more than 11,000 years…

Ancient human settlement discovered on Scottish island pushes known boundaries

A team of archaeologists and scientists led by Karen Hardy, Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, has discovered evidence for one of the earliest human populations yet known in Scotland.