Long before the Vikings sailed to Britain and before Gaelic kings united Scotland, a mysterious people known as the Picts ruled the land. The Romans called them the Picti, meaning the painted ones, ...

Asterix and the Picts has been drawn into the Scottish independence debate. Jean-Yves Ferri's latest instalment in the classic French comic series - which takes Gaul's hero to iron-age Scotland - has ...

Rhynie in Aberdeenshire has been the focus of a 10-year archaeology project.

Researchers have provided new insights into Scotland's mysterious Picts. The people, known for creating ornately carved symbol stones, left little written material of their own to offer clues on their ...

Asterix and the Picts has been released today (October 24). The French warrior travels to the Scottish highlands in the 35th book of the popular series. Until now, details of the comic had been kept ...

Scottish fisherman pulled up a rare catch near Aberdeen earlier this year: a large stone etched with geometric markings. It was a Pictish symbol stone, with a meaning and age as enigmatic as the ...