Photo:National Museums Scotland
Over a thousand years ago, a people called thePictsdominated northern Scotland.
On the last day of the dig, a volunteer discovered a particularly exciting find.
Ralph joined the latest two-week stint of digging due to his enthusiasm for archeology.
Photo:National Museums Scotland
Showing it to another volunteer, he began to suspect this might be a true artifact.
The ring is kite-shaped and strikingly intricate with raised designs.
At the center is a garnet or perhaps a chip of red glass.
The intact ring. (Photo:University of Aberdeen)
The ring is now at the National Museum where it is undergoing research and conservation efforts.
(Photo:University of Aberdeen)
The ring as found.
Caked in dirt, but still impressive.
The ring as found. (Photo:University of Aberdeen)
John Ralph and his discovery.
(Photo:University of Aberdeen)
Burghead as imagined by artist Alice Watterson.
Caked in dirt, but still impressive. (Photo:University of Aberdeen)
John Ralph and his discovery. (Photo:University of Aberdeen)
Burghead as imagined by artist Alice Watterson. (Photo:University of Aberdeen)
