The Society is justly pround of its Programme of events, which contribute to the realisation of the main field of activity that relates to the Society: research, as set out in the first of its Laws. As part of its charitable status the Society is required to make the results of all its activities available to the public and thus ‘educate' in the widest sense. The monthly lectures throughout the Society year, the conferences, symposia, workshops and, of course, the publications, all make this possible. All our events are now open to non-Fellows and Fellows alike, please feel free to make others aware of our programme.
Most lecture meetings start at 6.00pm in Edinburgh and 7.30pm in Aberdeen. The Anniversary Meeting (AGM) starts at 4.30pm in Edinburgh. Please note the earlier time of 5pm for the Saturday 16th March Ness of Brodgar lecture!
The venue for the Edinburgh events is the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PQ although the 28 January 2013 lecture joint with the NMS is to be held in the Auditorium, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street, please enter via the Lothian Street doors and book in advance on 0300 123 6789 or book online at www.nms.ac.uk/adults.
The Dumfries lecture is in Cumberland Street Day Centre, Dumfries DG1 2JX starting at 7.30pm.
Aberdeen events are held in the New King's 10, adjacent to King's Museum, 17 High Street, Old Aberdeen AB24 3EE. Please note that Lecture Meetings are free and open to all to attend.
The Lindsay-Fischer lecture in Kirkwall, Orkney, will be at 7.30pm in the St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall.
The calendar for the year 2012-2013 is presented here:
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Anniversary Meeting
30 Nov 2007 - 01 Dec 2007
Annual meeting of the Society
Held in the Lecture Theatre of the NMS, Chambers Street
Friday 30th November 2007 at 4.30pm -
Forgotten Sites and Elusive Images: prehistoric rock carvings of Southern Scandinavia
10 Dec 2007 - 11 Dec 2007
Lecture by Professor John Coles FBA FSA HonFSA Scot
Monday 10th December in Edinburgh
6pm in the NMS lecture theatre, Chambers Street
and Tuesday 11th December in Aberdeen at 7.30pm in Marischal Museum -
With Rhetoric: Basil Spence and modern architecture at mid-century
14 Jan 2008 - 15 Jan 2008
Lecture by Dr Louise Campbell BA MA PhD, reader in History of Art, University of Warwick
Monday 14th January 2008 at 6pm in the NMS lecture theatre Chambers Street -
The Dawn of Civilisation
28 Jan 2008 - 29 Jan 2008
Lecture by Professor Lord Renfrew FBA FSA HonFRSE HonFSA Scot
Monday 28th January 2008 at 6pm in the NMS lecture theatre Chambers Street -
What Makes Scottish Woodland History Special?
11 Feb 2008 - 12 Feb 2008
A lecture by Oliver Rackham OBE FBA, Honorary Professor of Historical Ecology, University of Cambridge
Monday 11th February 2008 at 6pm in the NMS lecture theatre Chambers Street and Tuesday 12th February in Aberdeen at 7.30pm in Marischal Museum -
Pastimes and Pleasures at the Scottish Royal Court, c1424-1542
10 Mar 2008 - 11 Mar 2008
A lecture by Dr Katie Stevenson BA(Hons) PhD FSA Scot FRHistS, Lecturer in Late Mediaeval British History, University of St Andrews
Monday 10th March 2008 at 6pm in the NMS lecture theatre Chambers Street and Tuesday 11th March in Aberdeen at 7.30pm in Marischal Museum -
The Nebra Sky Disc: latest results on an Early Bronze Age find of extraordinary significance
14 Apr 2008 - 15 Apr 2008
A lecture by Dr Harald Meller MA PhD, Direktor of the Landesmuseum fuer Vorgeschichte Halle
Monday 14th April 2008 at 6pm in the NMS lecture theatre Chambers Street and Tuesday 15th April in Aberdeen at 7.30pm in Marischal Museum -
Archaeology and the Sea in Scandinavia and Britain
25 Apr 2008 - 27 Apr 2008
The Rhind Lectures presented by Professor Ole Crumlin-Pedersen
Friday 25th April 2008 to Sunday 27th April 2008 in Lecture Theatres 183 and 175, University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL -
Manufacturing a Technological Legend: sculptural monuments to James Watt in Greenock
12 May 2008 - 13 May 2008
A lecture by Mr Ray McKenzie, Senior Lecturer/Research Developer at the Glasgow School of Art. Monday 12th May 2008 in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Galleries Complex, The Mound, Edinburgh at 6.00pm and Tuesday 13th May 2008 in Aberdeen at 7.30pm in Marischal Museum
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Archaeological Research in Progress
30 May 2008 - 01 Jun 2008
Conference organised in collaboration with Archaeology Scotland
Friday 30th May to Sunday 1st June 2008 at Lybster Hall and Portland Arms Hotel Lybster, Caithness -
How old are the stave churches?
09 Jun 2008 - 11 Jun 2008
Lindsay-Fischer Lecture series presented by Dr Ola Storsletten dr.ing., Research Scientist in the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research
Monday 9th June 2008 in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Galleries Complex, The Mound, Edinburgh at 6.00pm, Tuesday 10th June 2008 (Aberdeen) and Wednesday 11th June 2008 (Kirkwall) -
Summer Excursion
16 Aug 2008 - 16 Aug 2008
The annual Society Summer Excursion will visit Forteviot and the Cleaven Dyke, Perthshire on Saturday 16th August 2008 - A FEW PLACES REMAINING, SOME FREE!
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Scotland in Later Prehistoric Europe
19 Sep 2008 - 21 Sep 2008
A major International Conference to be held in Edinburgh from Friday 19th September 2008 to Sunday 21st September
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Weston Link, National Galleries of Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh. ORDER YOUR TICKETS NOW! Selling out fast! -
Preserving Candida Casa: a centenary of State Care at Whithorn Priory
13 Oct 2008 - 15 Oct 2008
With support from Historic Scotland
Lecture by Peter Yeoman FSA FSA Scot MIFA, Head of Cultural Resources, Historic Scotland
Monday 13th October 2008 6:00pm Edinburgh
Tuesday 14th October 2008 7.30pm Aberdeen
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The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: foundation, development and change
10 Nov 2008 - 12 Nov 2008
President’s Address by Professor Roger Mercer OBE FSA FRSE FSA Scot HonMIFA, President, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Monday 10th November 2008 6:00pm Edinburgh
Tuesday 11th November 2008 7.30pm Aberdeen -
Anniversary Meeting
01 Dec 2008 - 02 Dec 2008
Annual General Meeting of the Society
Lecture: Professor Christopher Morris FSA FRSE FSA Scot FRSA FRHistSoc MIFA, Chair in Archaeology, University of the Highlands and Islands Millennium Institute
Archaeology and the UHI
Monday 1st December 2008 4.30pm ARCHAEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, OLD HIGH SCHOOL, INFIRMARY STREET, EDINBURGH EH1 1LT part of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology
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Recording Scotland’s Places, Past, Present and Future: a lecture to celebrate the Centenary of RCAHMS
08 Dec 2008 - 10 Dec 2008
Lecture by Mrs Diana Murray FSA FSA Scot MIFA, Secretary and Chief Executive, RCAHMS
Monday 8th December 2008 7.30pm Aberdeen
Tuesday 9th December 2008 6:00pm Edinburgh
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The Stonehenge Riverside Project
12 Jan 2009 - 14 Jan 2009
Lecture by Professor Julian Thomas FSA FSA Scot, Manchester University
Monday 12th January 2009 6:00pm Edinburgh (Joint with the Edinburgh University Student Archaeology Society)
Tuesday 13th January 2009 7.30pm Aberdeen
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Jean Muir: a fashion icon
28 Jan 2009 - 29 Jan 2009
Lecture by Kristina Stankovski, Curator, National Museums Scotland
Wednesday 28th January 2009 6:00pm Edinburgh
Joint with the National Museums Scotland Members
Advance booking essential. Book your free place now on 0131 225 7534
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Playing with Fire: the weapons of Henry VIII’s Warship the Mary Rose
09 Feb 2009 - 11 Feb 2009
Lecture by Alex Hildred FSA MIFA, Curator of Ordnance, Mary Rose Trust
Monday 9th February 2009 7.30pm Aberdeen
Tuesday 10th February 2009 6.00pm Edinburgh -
Gaelic in medieval Scotland: advent and expansion
09 Mar 2009 - 11 Mar 2009
2009 Sir John Rhŷs Memorial Lecture in Celtic Studies by Professor Thomas Clancy FSA Scot, Department of Celtic, University of Glasgow
Joint with the British Academy
Monday 9th March 2009 6.00pm Edinburgh
Tuesday 10th March 2009 7.30pm Aberdeen -
New Light on the Dawn: a new perspective on the Neolithic Revolution
03 Apr 2009 - 05 Apr 2009
The Rhind Lectures presented by Emeritus Professor Trevor Watkins FSA FSA Scot, University of Edinburgh
Friday 3rd April to Sunday 5th April 2009 -
Understanding the archaeological significance of Late Pleistocene and Holocene relative sea level changes in Scotland
20 Apr 2009 - 22 Apr 2009
Science Festival Lecture by Professor Alastair Dawson, University of Aberdeen
Monday 20th April 2009 6.00pm Edinburgh
Tuesday 21st April 2009 7.30pm Aberdeen
OPEN EVENT -
Late Roman silver and the end of the Empire: the Traprain Treasure in context
09 May 2009 - 10 May 2009
Saturday 9th May 2009 Edinburgh
OPEN EVENT
Venue: The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ -
The Battle of Varus (9AD): An archaeological approach after 2000 years
11 May 2009 - 13 May 2009
Lecture by Dr Susanne Wilbers-Rost, Head of the Archaeological Department, Museum and Park Kalkriese, and Dr Achim Rost, Research Associate, University of Osnabruck
Monday 11th May 2009 7.30pm Aberdeen - This meeting is also the Aberdeen and North-East Section AGM
Tuesday 12th May 2009 6.00pm Edinburgh -
Archaeological Research in Progress
30 May 2009 - 16 Mar 2010
In collaboration with Archaeology Scotland
Saturday 30th May 2009 Edinburgh
OPEN EVENT
Sponsored by: Historic Scotland, AOC Archaeology and National Museums Scotland -
Summer Excursion
20 Jun 2009 - 21 Jun 2009
Summer excursion to the Antonine Wall and the Hunterian Museum
Saturday 20th June 2009
Tickets cost £27 for Fellows and students, £30 for others and includes lunch.
OPEN EVENT -
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland @ The Gathering!
25 Jul 2009 - 26 Jul 2009
The Gathering 2009 is a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of Scotland's culture, both contemporary and traditional.
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Professor Barun De Lecture
29 Jul 2009 - 29 Jul 2009
Wednesday 29th July 2009, 6.00 pm, Royal Botanic Garden Lecture Theatre
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Transatlantic Craftsmanship Conference
07 Oct 2009 - 10 Oct 2009
An international conference organised by:
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
National Museums Scotland
Winterthur Museum
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Landscapes of Loss: The Archaeology of Scotland's Battlefields
09 Nov 2009 - 11 Nov 2009
Monday 9 November 2009 Aberdeen
Tuesday 10 November 2009 Edinburgh
Lecture Meeting -
Anniversary Meeting
30 Nov 2009 - 01 Dec 2009
Annual General Meeting, Monday 30 November 2009, Edinburgh
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The Ruthwell Cross
14 Dec 2009 - 16 Dec 2009
Monday 14 December 2009 Edinburgh
Tuesday 15 December 2009 Aberdeen
Lecture Meeting -
The Viking Unst Project: researching Norse settlement in northernmost Britain
12 Jan 2010 - 14 Jan 2010
Tuesday 12 January 2010 Aberdeen
Wednesday 13 January 2010
7.30pm Perth Museum and Art Gallery, George Street, Perth, PH1 5LB.
Please watch this space in case of cancellations due to weather!! -
Raising the tone: the bagpipe and the baroque
25 Jan 2010 - 26 Jan 2010
Monday 25 January 2010 Edinburgh
Lecture meeting
Joint with the NMS Members
Advance booking essential. Book your free place now on 0131 247 4133
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Into the Ice Age: new light on Scotland’s earliest prehistory
08 Feb 2010 - 10 Feb 2010
Monday 8 February 2010 Edinburgh
Tuesday 9 February 2010 Aberdeen
Lecture Meeting -
Fürstensitze - early Celtic hillforts in Southern Germany: status, hierarchy and diversity
15 Mar 2010 - 17 Mar 2010
Monday 15 March 2010 Edinburgh
Tuesday 16 March 2010 Aberdeen
Lecture Meeting -
Urban Angst in Roman Britain
12 Apr 2010 - 13 Apr 2010
Monday 12 April 2010 Edinburgh
Tuesday 13 April 2010 Aberdeen
Lecture Meeting -
The Rhind Lectures
23 Apr 2010 - 26 Apr 2010
Friday 23 April 6pm to Sunday 25 April 2010 Edinburgh
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Artistic identity and the sculpture of the Irish high crosses
10 May 2010 - 12 May 2010
Monday 10 May 2010 Edinburgh
Tuesday 11 May 2010 Aberdeen
Lecture Meeting -
Archaeological Research in Progress
28 May 2010 - 30 May 2010
Archaeology Scotland and the Society present the annual National conference @ the Burrell Collections Museum, Glasgow, 28th to 30th May 2010
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Summer Excursion 2010
25 Jun 2010 - 26 Jun 2010
Saturday 26 June 2010, 10.00 am - 1.00 pm
RCAHMS, John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8 9NX -
Fellows' Evening
05 Oct 2010 - 06 Oct 2010
The Fellowship Committee of the Society invite all Fellows to attend a Fellows' Evening on Tuesday 5 October 2010 at 5pm in the RSE.
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The Beakers and Bodies Project: New perspectives on death and burial in the Early Bronze Age of North-East Scotland
11 Oct 2010 - 12 Oct 2010
Monday 11 October 2010 Edinburgh
Tuesday 12 October 2010 Aberdeen
Lecture by Neil Wilkin, University of Birmingham
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The Lake-Dwellings of Europe: Munro Trust International Seminar
22 Oct 2010 - 23 Oct 2010
Friday 22nd October to Saturday 23rd October in the Archaeology Department, Old High School Yards, University of Edinburgh, Entry £20
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Monuments in Motion - Tickets Required
15 Nov 2010 - 15 Nov 2010
Monday 15 November 2010 Edinburgh
Emeritus Professor Rosemary Cramp, FBA in conversation with Dr Barbara Crawford, President
- Tickets required and can be ordered online using links below, or through the ticketline on 0131 240 2780 -
Wealth and warfare in early Mercia: Interpreting the Staffordshire Hoard
22 Nov 2010 - 23 Nov 2010
Monday 22 November 2010 Edinburgh
Tuesday 23 November 2010 Aberdeen
A Lecture by Dr Gareth Williams, British Museum -
Anniversary Meeting (Annual General Meeting)
30 Nov 2010 - 01 Dec 2010
4.30pm Tuesday 30 November 2010
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Woven into the stuff of other men's lives: the treatment of the dead in Iron Age Atlantic Scotland
13 Dec 2010 - 14 Dec 2010
Monday 13 December 2010 Edinburgh
Tuesday 14 December 2010 Aberdeen
A Lecture by Fiona Tucker, University of Bradford
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Saints and their Territories in Early Medieval Fife
10 Jan 2011 - 11 Jan 2011
Monday 10 January 2011 Edinburgh Tuesday 11 January 2011 Aberdeen A Lecture by Gilbert Márkus, Department of Celtic and Gaelic, University of Glasgow Joint with the Scottish Historical Society
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‘A jewel of gold … placed in a silver dish’: the Glenmorangie project on Early Historic Scotland, AD 300-900
31 Jan 2011 - 01 Feb 2011
Monday 31 January 2011 Edinburgh
A Lecture by Dr David Clarke, Keeper of Archaeology, National Museums Scotland
Booking is essential, call 0131 225 7534 or book in person at the Information Desk in the Tower Entrance of the NMS.
Joint with the NMS Members -
Rebuilding the Iron Age: Excavation and Experiment at Castell Henllys
15 Feb 2011 - 18 Feb 2011
Tuesday 15 February 2011 Aberdeen
Thursday 17 February 2011 Glasgow please note venue
A Lecture by Professor Harold Mytum, Centre for Manx Studies
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Excavations at St Nicholas East Kirk, Aberdeen
07 Mar 2011 - 08 Mar 2011
Monday 7 March 2011 Edinburgh
Tuesday 8 March 2011 Aberdeen
A Lecture by Alison Cameron, Cameron Archaeology
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How do we know what our prehistoric buildings were really like?
04 Apr 2011 - 05 Apr 2011
Monday 4 April 2011 Edinburgh
Tuesday 5 April 2011 Aberdeen
A Lecture by Dr Euan MacKie, Hunterian Museum
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Material and spiritual engagements; Britain and Ireland in the first age of metal
29 Apr 2011 - 01 May 2011
The 2011 Rhind Lectures by Dr Stuart Needham
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'Wishing to subjugate the whole of Britain, he invaded Caledonia': the British expedition of Septimius Severus, AD 208-11
09 May 2011 - 10 May 2011
Monday 9 May 2011 Edinburgh
Tuesday 10 May 2011 Aberdeen
A Lecture by Dr Nick Hodgson, TWM Archaeology
& Aberdeen and North-East Section AGM
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Summer Excursion 2011
21 May 2011 - 21 May 2011
A Unique Preview of the Newly Refurbished Stirling Palace
Saturday 21 May 2011
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Archaeological Research in Progress
28 May 2011 - 28 May 2011
National Conference
Saturday 28 May 2011
In collaboration with Archaeology Scotland -
A Game of Two Halves: Symbol and Meaning in Seasonal Contests
13 Jun 2011 - 14 Jun 2011
Monday 13 June 2011 Edinburgh
Tuesday 14 June 2011 Aberdeen
A Lecture by Dr Neill Martin, Celtic and Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh
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Fellows' Evening
23 Jun 2011 - 24 Jun 2011
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Thursday 23rd June, 5.30pm
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The Artificial Ape: how technology changed the course of human evolution
10 Oct 2011 - 11 Oct 2011
Lecture by Dr Timothy Taylor MA PhD FSA FRSA, University of Bradford, Joint with the Prehistoric Society
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Commemorating the Medieval Past; from Shetland to St. Andrews
14 Nov 2011 - 15 Nov 2011
Presidential Address by Dr Barbara Crawford OBE MA PhD FSA FRSE FSA Scot
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Anniversary Meeting (Annual General Meeting)
30 Nov 2011 - 01 Dec 2011
4.30pm Wednesday 30 November 2011 Edinburgh - please note that there will also be a raffle!
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Renewed Life for Scottish Castles
12 Dec 2011 - 13 Dec 2011
Lecture by Dr Allan Rutherford, Historic Scotland
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Irish Iron Age Bog Bodies
09 Jan 2012 - 10 Jan 2012
Lecture by Eamonn P. Kelly, Keeper of Irish Antiquities, National Museum of Ireland
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Exhibiting Scottish Identity: the 1911 Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry
30 Jan 2012 - 31 Jan 2012
Lecture by Neil Curtis MA MLitt AMA FSA Scot, University of Aberdeen
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Loyalty to the Sovereign and the Scottish Heralds
14 Feb 2012 - 16 Feb 2012
Lecture by Charles J Burnett Esq. KStJ, DA, MLitt, FHSS, Ross Herald Extraordinary
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Armour or Glamour? Shields and warfare in the Bronze Age
12 Mar 2012 - 13 Mar 2012
Lecture by Dr Marion Uckelmann, University of Exeter / Tracing Networks project: Salt of the Earth
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The Rhind Lectures
13 Apr 2012 - 15 Apr 2012
"On the windy edge of nothing: Vikings in the North Atlantic world - ecological and social journeys", by Professor Kevin Edwards MA PhD FRGS FSA FRSE FSA Scot, University of Aberdeen
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On the March: Roman camps in Scotland
09 May 2012 - 10 May 2012
Lecture by Dr Rebecca Jones BA PhD FSA FSA Scot MIfA, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
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Renewed Life for Scottish Castles
15 May 2012 - 16 May 2012
Postponed Lecture by Dr Allan Rutherford, Historic Scotland
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Archaeological Research in Progress
26 May 2012 - 27 May 2012
National Conference in collaboration with Archaeology Scotland
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Summer Excursion
09 Jun 2012 - 10 Jun 2012
Saturday 9 June 2012, you are invited to attend the annual Summer Excursion, this year to visit an archaeological company, the Govan hogback stones and behind the scenes at the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre.
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The Architecture of Society: recent work on the Iron Age of Caithness
08 Oct 2012 - 09 Oct 2012
Free Lecture by Dr Andrew Heald, Dr Graeme Cavers and Dr John Barber, AOC Archaeology Group
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Perspectives on Piltdown. The Stones of Contention
12 Nov 2012 - 14 Nov 2012
Free lecture by Dr John McNabb, University of Southampton
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Anniversary Meeting 2012 - Annual General Meeting
30 Nov 2012 - 01 Dec 2012
Friday 30 November 2012 4.30pm
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Saints, Stars, and Famous Scots: Picturing the Past in the Murals at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
10 Dec 2012 - 12 Dec 2012
Free lecture by Professor Clare A.P. Willsdon, History of Art, University of Glasgow
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Building Brochs: an architectural and archaeological re-assessment
14 Jan 2013 - 15 Jan 2013
Free lecture by Dr Tanja Romankiewicz FSA Scot, Simpson and Brown Architects with Addyman Archaeology
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Conundrum Castle: Walter Scott the Antiquary
28 Jan 2013 - 28 Jan 2013
Free lecture by George Dalgleish MA FSA Scot, National Museum of Scotland, joint with National Museums Scotland, booking essential
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Behind the facade: using architectural analysis to discover the earlier lives of the Scottish country seat
11 Feb 2013 - 12 Feb 2013
Free lecture by Professor Charles McKean FRSE FRSA FSA Scot, University of Dundee
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Scotland in Early Medieval Europe
22 Feb 2013 - 24 Feb 2013
International conference
Friday 22 February 2013 to Sunday 24 February 2013
Royal Society of Edinburgh -
Ness of Brodgar - the true Heart of Neolithic Orkney?
14 Mar 2013 - 17 Mar 2013
Free lecture by Nick Card MA MIfA FSA Scot, Director of The Ness of Brodgar and Senior Project Manager Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology, joint with the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
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Debating Britain in Seventeenth-Century Scotland
08 Apr 2013 - 10 Apr 2013
Free lecture by Roger Mason MA, PhD, FRHistS, Professor of Scottish History and Director of the Institute of Scottish Historical Research, University of St Andrews, joint with the Scottish History Society.
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Fellows' Evening
25 Apr 2013 - 25 Apr 2013
Thursday 25 April 2013, 5.30 pm
Mitchell Library, Glasgow -
‘magnificent for the beauty and extent of its buildings and worthy of everlasting fame’ - the architecture of the Scottish late medieval Church
03 May 2013 - 05 May 2013
The Rhind Lectures by Professor Richard Fawcett OBE FRSE FSA FSA Scot, University of St Andrews
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Board of the Kings: The Material Culture of Playtime in Scotland AD 1-1600
13 May 2013 - 15 May 2013
Free lecture by Mark Hall BA FSA FSA Scot AMA MIfA, Perth Museum & Art Gallery
For any further information on these and other events, please do not hesitate to contact us.

