A volunteer in Scotland has discovered a rare, 1,000-year-old ring with a red centerpiece at a fort that once belonged to the Picts, also known as the "Painted People" because of their affinity for tattoos.
John Ralph, a retired engineer and alum of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, joined an ongoing archaeological dig on a whim. On the last day of the event, Ralph found the "remarkable" piece of jewelry, which is "kite-shaped," buried in the remnants of a homesite that was once part of Burghead Fort. This historical Pictish site is located on a promontory, a piece of land that juts into the water. The area is now part of the town of Burghead, which was built in the 1800s and destroyed and covered much of the fort's archaeological remains, according to a statement from the University of Aberdeen.
