The archaeological site at Birnie, near Elgin, has been recognised as one of major historical importance, and people in the area have been invited to come along and share some of its remarkable discoveries. An excavation team is currently unearthing the remains of burned-down Iron Age roundhouses found at the site, while recent finds of Roman coin hoards and Pictish artefacts have given further clues to what life was like in Moray two millennia ago. National Museums of Scotland curator Dr Fraser Hunter has been leading the Birnie excavations, and he has invited the Moray public to join him on an open day at the site on Sunday, September 13. Dr Hunter is also delivering a talk at Elgin Library before the open day to provide background to the excavations and highlight the latest news from the Iron Age and Pictish power centre discovered there. He said that his team were looking forward to revealing even more secrets about Moray's past which they have uncovered at Birnie. "Each year we open another chapter, and this year we are hoping to find out more about the site's burned-down house, to see what it was like to live in an Iron Age home," said Dr Hunter. [...]