National Museum of Scotland

National Museum of Scotland

Chambers StreetEdinburghEH1 1JFTel: 0300 123 6789

Operation Time:Daily: 10:00-17:00
Admission:Free, Donations welcome

Museum Gallery:

Early People

A Generous Land

Wider Horizons

Hilton of Cadboll stone
Hunterston brooch
Cramond lionness

As the climate warmed after the Ice Age, people followed the animals into a land that provided the resources they needed in order to thrive. It was the beginning of 10,000 years of human existence in Scotland.

The exhibition's absentees are introduced through People, figures sculpted by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. The figures stand for Scotland's early people. They are abstract because there is little evidence to help us identify and describe them realistically. Each group of figures also highlights a section of the exhibition.

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