This month Matilda focuses on the prehistory of Scotland, and specifically that enigmatic carved stone symbol known as the Pictish Beastie. Is it a dolphin? Is it an elephant? Is it a unicorn? To help uncover the mystery of this symbol and provide some background context about Pictish society is guest Hamish Findley Lamley, owner of Pictavia Leather. Join the journey to hear all about the different cultures in Scottish prehistory, the significance of standing stones, and why you would make a zebra-skin sporran. Links * Pictavia leather website [https://www.pictavialeather.co.uk/] * Aberdeen University "Northern Picts" project [northern-picts-project-259.php">https://abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/departments/archaeology/the-northern-picts-project-259.php] Guest Contact * Hamish Findley Lamley * email: Hamish@pictavialeather.co.uk * insta: @pictavia.leather [https://www.instagram.com/pictavia.leather] * fb: /PictaviaLeather [https://www.facebook.com/PictaviaLeather] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]