An undergraduate student was startled after a finely carved ancient head rolled out during a recent excavation – and seemed to smile back at her.

An archaeology student uncovered a mysterious carved stone head with curly hair and a faint smile during an excavation at Skaill Farm on the Scottish island of Rousay.

A schoolboy’s chance discovery of the ribs of a wooden ship poking through the dunes of a remote Scottish beach sparked an ...

Student Finds 900-Year-Old Smiling Ancient 'Norse' Face in Scotland: 'We Saw a Face Looking Back at Us' ...

We were removing a slab when the head came rolling out at us, and as we turned it around we saw a face looking back at us.” ...

An intricately-carved sandstone head which could be more than 900 years old has been found on the Orkney island of Rousay. The head was discovered by University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) ...

Archaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck, which was discovered on the island of Sanday in Orkney. All evidence points to the wreck of the Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy vessel ...

In this image provided by Wessex Archaeology, the Sanday Wreck timbers are seen before being placed in a freshwater tank at the Sanday Heritage Centre, on Orkney, Sept 23, 2024.

In this image provided by Wessex Archaeology, Ben Saunders from Wessex Archaeology supervises the Sanday Wreck timbers as they are placed in a freshwater tank to preserve them, on Orkney, Sept 23 ...

Archaeologists on the remote Orkney island of Rousay are racing against time and tide to save a monumental Iron Age roundhouse from being lost to… ...

In this image provided by Wessex Archaeology, the Sanday Wreck is seen on the shores of Sanday on Orkney, Feb. 2024. (Wessex Archaeology via AP) ...

In this image provided by Wessex Archaeology, the Sanday Wreck is seen on the shores of Sanday on Orkney, Feb. 2024. (Wessex Archaeology via AP) ...