News | Posted December 20, 2017
The Runestone is now on the move…. Thanks to the great team work and support of all project partners* over the past few months during the Year of History, Heritage and Art (HHA 2017) we are delighted to announce the ancient Runestone has now been excavated and lifted out of the ground. Today, AOC Archaeology’s expert crew, carefully removed the …
News | Posted December 18, 2017
The ScARF team are pleased to announce that the Regional Archaeological Research Framework for Argyll (RARFA) is now live! http://www.scottishheritagehub.com/rarfa Just over two years ago, in November 2015, Kilmartin Museum organised a two day symposium to bring together all those researching the archaeology and history of Argyll. The symposium brought together a wide range of expert speakers from the world …
News | Posted December 15, 2017
The Society is pleased to announce the publication of two new Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports, available now at the Archaeology Data Service. SAIR was established in 2000 to publish freely accessible, fully peer-reviewed archaeological information. The most recent papers treat two historic excavations, at Achanduin Castle, Aryll (1970-5) and Cramond Roman Fort and Annexe, Edinburgh (1976-90). To read the abstracts …
The Society Anniversary Meeting and Annual General Meeting held on St Andrews Day 30 November 2017.
The Society Anniversary Meeting and Annual General Meeting held on St Andrews Day 30 November 2017.
News | Posted November 30, 2017
The Society is pleased to announce that Volume 146 of the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is now available to Fellows via ADS. The latest volume of the Proceedings includes papers ranging from the Mesolithic era to the Second World War, from Melrose to Orkney and treats subjects as broad as a medieval tuning peg, an Iron Age …
The Society is pleased to announce that Volume 146 of the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is now available to Fellows via ADS. The latest volume of the Proceedings includes papers ranging from the Mesolithic era to the Second World War, from Melrose to Orkney and treats subjects as broad as a medieval tuning peg, an Iron Age …
News | Posted November 13, 2017
The Society is pleased to announce the publication of five new Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports, available now at the Archaeology Data Service. SAIR was established in 2000 to publish freely accessible, fully peer-reviewed archaeological information. The latest collection of papers present research on a community excavation on the Isle of Mull, three significant excavations in and around Edinburgh, and the …
The Society is pleased to announce the publication of five new Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports, available now at the Archaeology Data Service. SAIR was established in 2000 to publish freely accessible, fully peer-reviewed archaeological information. The latest collection of papers present research on a community excavation on the Isle of Mull, three significant excavations in and around Edinburgh, and the …
News | Posted October 13, 2017
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland welcomes submissions to its annual journal, the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. The Proceedings has been publishing articles presenting original ideas, interpretations, discoveries and results on all aspects of Scotland’s archaeology, history and heritage since its first volume in 1851. Today, the Proceedings continues to publish high-quality, peer-reviewed research and is …
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland welcomes submissions to its annual journal, the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. The Proceedings has been publishing articles presenting original ideas, interpretations, discoveries and results on all aspects of Scotland’s archaeology, history and heritage since its first volume in 1851. Today, the Proceedings continues to publish high-quality, peer-reviewed research and is …
News | Posted September 20, 2017
Applications have now closed The ‘Association for Environmental Archaeology conference 2017’ will take place from December the 1st to December the 3rd 2017 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research in archaeology and participate in discussions within the …
News | Posted September 4, 2017
**The deadline for applications has now passed.** The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is a charity (Charity No SC 010440) and independent publisher of high-quality peer reviewed books and journals covering the entirety of Scotland’s past with a particular focus on archaeology and history. The Society is seeking an enthusiastic Publications Officer to support our publishing activity. This position will …
**The deadline for applications has now passed.** The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is a charity (Charity No SC 010440) and independent publisher of high-quality peer reviewed books and journals covering the entirety of Scotland’s past with a particular focus on archaeology and history. The Society is seeking an enthusiastic Publications Officer to support our publishing activity. This position will …
News | Posted August 30, 2017
by Jill Turnbull, author of From Goblets to Gaslights. ** When David Caldwell introduced me as an ‘amateur’ at the launch of my new book, it aroused some ire in the audience, as they told me afterwards. What they did not know is that he had asked me about it first. I had never defined myself in that way, nor …
by Jill Turnbull, author of From Goblets to Gaslights. ** When David Caldwell introduced me as an ‘amateur’ at the launch of my new book, it aroused some ire in the audience, as they told me afterwards. What they did not know is that he had asked me about it first. I had never defined myself in that way, nor …
