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The picturesque landscape around Loch Lomond has long been celebrated for its natural beauty, including the slopes of Ben Lomond, which attract tens of thousands of hill-walking enthusiasts every year. What, though, is known about the mountain’s...


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Exploring the archaeology of Ben Lomond Digging the iron bloomery mound on the Ardess Hidden History Trail (Site 6). IMAGE: National Trust for Scotland

Ben Lomond is one of Scotland’s most famous mountains, lying on t...


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Last month’s column explored prehistoric mines, and this month I will follow up on the topic by visiting medieval and modern examples that have been examined in past issues of CA. The range is wide: from Welsh slate to English coal, and from salt in the Midlands to tin in the south-west. For those seeking an overview of this subject, the key starting point is Neil Co...


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Since CA 428, my columns have focused on prehistoric Britain, and while researching these I read about a series of mines dating to the Neolithic and/or Bronze Age. This is a fascinating rabbit-hole to climb into, and next month I will follow it with an exploration of medieval and modern mines. For those of you interested in this subject, there have been wider surveys...


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Earliest evidence of humans making fire discovered in Suffolk Excavation of 400,000-year-old pond sediments at Barnham, near Thetford in Suffolk, have revealed the ol...


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