Rare treasures found with a young Iron Age man buried around 2,000 years ago are to go on show for the first time in a new exhibition.
The remains of the man, who was aged between 17 and 25, were discovered in a stone-lined cist at Marshill in Alloa.
He was buried with an iron sword in a leather scabbard placed carefully across his chest, and a spear laid alongside him.
The young man, who was buried around 10-70AD, was richly adorned with ornaments including a bronze cloak pin, a glass bead pendant and bronze and iron rings from a belt around his waist.
Two bronze toe rings suggest he wore sandals, which was a sign of high status.
Experts say burying someone with weapons may have reflected their role in life as a warrior, or how their community wanted them to be seen in the afterlife.
The objects will go on show in the exhibition Scotland’s First Warriors, which opens on Saturday at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Very few Iron Age burials have been discovered in Scotland and those including weapons are said to be exceptionally rare.
Matthew Knight, senior curator of prehistory at National Museums Scotland, said: “The remarkable objects from the Marshill burial give us a vivid insight into the mindset of prehistoric communities living in Scotland almost 2,000 years ago.
“Burying people with weapons may reflect the person’s role in life as a warrior, or how their community wanted them to be seen in the afterlife.
“These treasured objects tell us this young man was a powerful member of his community.
“Following extensive research and conservation, I am thrilled that visitors will have the opportunity to see these objects for the first time in Scotland’s First Warriors.”
The items were discovered by archaeologist Susan Mills in 2003 as part of a routine excavation of two cists.
They have undergone significant research and conservation by experts at the National Museums Collection Centre in Edinburgh and are on loan to the exhibition from the Treasure Trove Unit.
Replicas of the spearhead and sword have been created for the exhibition by Ratho Byres Forge and Alan Braby.
They will be displayed alongside the originals to illustrate how they would once have gleamed.
The free exhibition, which runs until May 16 next year, will look at the origins of organised conflict.
It will explore how people fought, their motivations, the impact of war on people’s lives, and the long-lasting legacy of prehistoric conflict.
Items which have never been seen before including internationally significant archaeological discoveries from across Scotland, such as the Carnoustie Hoard, will also be on show.
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