2.5 hrs & we barely saw 1st floor

....of the Scottish antiquity section! We started on the bottom floor where they had various 5000 year old - 1200 year old artifacts grouped by gendra: wood pottery, Romans, Pictish Stones, etc. The first view was down the center where there were various robot-looking figures. It took me a while to figure out that they had the jewelry artifacts located in boxes at approprate locations of the figures. There was also an interesting display of broaches used to adorne or fix clothing. The carved balls in the third picture are typical carved ball for which there is no known use. We saw similar balls at Kilmartin as well as up in the Orkenys. The fourth picture is a series of artifacts that were from a horde. The photo of the red pot is a photo of a Roman pot from the Roman occupation of southern UK. The final picture is another Pictish Stone.

We took a break to give our minds a break over a cup of tea and a shared sandwich.Read more