We've had evidence of a long occupation at Inverness and now a similar discovery has been found at Aberdeen – see http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/bronze-age-settleme…
Early Bronze Age pottery, at least 4000 years of age, and evidence of continuous occupation down to the Iron Age, have been found during construction work at a park and ride facility. The site promises to be a bonanza – and proper excavations are now set to take place.