From the BBC: Hope of finding first King’s home.
Archaeologists believe they could be closer to discovering the site of the palace belonging to the first King of a united Scotland.
The academics at Glasgow University have been studying documents and previous archaeological finds to narrow down the location in Perthshire. [continue]
Even if they find a location that would seem to have been used for living and receiving guests, how would they know it had been occupied/used by that particular king? Carbon dating is approximate, at best.