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Picts ‘n Mix: complex identities in the Viking age
The Picts are best known for pulling off one of Scottish history’s most famous disappearing acts. What, or who, accounts…
Hogmanay rocks! Meet the minerals behind the New Year’s Eve fireworks
With Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations going online this year, we’re taking a behind-the-scenes look at some of the surprising minerals that would have made the traditional New Year’s…
Why I’d love to get a lump of coal for Christmas!
It’s the stuff of nightmares for a child to wake up on Christmas day to find coal in their stocking. A time-honoured tradition…
Museum at home: Reflections on life in lockdown
As this very long year draws to a close and the dark Scottish nights are upon us, it’s perhaps a…