News  |  Posted April 14, 2016

Publications: Increasing the visibility of Society collections

The Publications department at the Society recently made a successful funding bid to Publishing Scotland as part of their ‘Go-Digital’ Fund. This will allow the Society to use their out-of-print books, which are currently hosted on the Archaeology Data Service servers as PDF files, as a pilot project for bringing the content of archived publications back to the Society’s own …

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Publications: Increasing the visibility of Society collections

The Publications department at the Society recently made a successful funding bid to Publishing Scotland as part of their ‘Go-Digital’ Fund. This will allow the Society to use their out-of-print books, which are currently hosted on the Archaeology Data Service servers as PDF files, as a pilot project for bringing the content of archived publications back to the Society’s own …

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ScARF Student Bursary Report: Association of Environmental Archaeologists #2

As a postgraduate student in the final stages of completing my MSc in Archaeological Sciences, the timing could not have better to have be given the opportunity to attend the Association of Environmental Archaeology Conference in Orkney through the ScARF bursary. I am currently preparing to start on my MSc dissertation research, which concerns challenging the notion of a nearly …

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News  |  Posted April 11, 2016

ScARF Student Bursary Report: Association of Environmental Archaeologists #1

I began my PhD evaluating the geoarchaeology of burnt mound sites across north-western Europe in September 2015, based at the University of Edinburgh. Essentially this project aims to evaluate the sediments and microstratigraphic profile of burnt mound deposits under the microscope, using a combination of thin section micromorphology and phytolith analysis. As a study with a broad geographical scope across …

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News  |  Posted April 5, 2016

Edinburgh World Heritage seeking two new Trustees

EWH is seeking two new Trustees to join its board. If you have a passion for heritage, the built environment and community development within a World Heritage Site, and would like to contribute your time and expertise voluntarily to a charity, then this exciting opportunity may be for you. Edinburgh World Heritage is currently looking for two new Trustees with …

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Society Grants support research into Scotland’s past

The Society Council Trustees have awarded £11,667 to ten projects examining a wide range of topics from geophysical survey at Duntocher Roman fort to an environmental history of the Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707. This year there were twenty six applications for funding totalling £46,484, representing an increase of 57% in number of applications and £21,415 more than last year, and some …

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News  |  Posted March 25, 2016

ScARF Student Network: Nordic Research Network bursaries available

Applications have now closed The Nordic Research Network conference 2016 ‘Bridges Between: Norse and Insular Worlds’ will take place on May the 4th 2016 in Glasgow. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering five student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research in Norse and Medieval archaeology and participate in …

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News  |  Posted March 22, 2016

New Perspectives on the ‘auld alliance’: Call for Papers

New Perspectives on the ‘auld alliance’: Scotland, France and their neighbours in the early modern era This conference will explore the multifaceted relations between Scotland and France in the period c.1450-1700. Although the main focus of the conference is the auld alliance between France and Scotland, papers addressing this relationship in the broader British Isles or European context, and papers …

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News  |  Posted March 16, 2016

Collecting the Nation: Scottish history, patriotism and antiquarianism after Scott, (1832-91)

The Society is delighted to support a funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership award from the University of Glasgow and National Museums Scotland.  The student will critically examine the interface between the development of modern Scottish historiographical traditions and the evolution of the collections of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, in the under-researched period 1832-1891, from the death of Sir Walter Scott, …

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News  |  Posted March 15, 2016

Travelling Scholarship available for Australian Conference of Celtic Studies

This year is turning into a year of the Celts: the major exhibition at the National Museums Scotland, the Europa conference by the Prehistoric Society, our own lecture on the Celts by Fellow Dr Fraser Hunter, and now an opportunity for one lucky scholar to attend the 9th Australian Conference of Celtic Studies in Sydney, Australia! The Society is delighted to …

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News  |  Posted March 11, 2016

Job Opportunity: Fellowship and Development

The Society is looking for someone who will deliver strategic and operational activity to support our membership (called Fellows) and increase the sustainability of the Society.  This will include day-to-day engagement with and services to Fellows and the promotion of the work of the Society.  The post-holder will be expected to increase Fellowship and related income streams and engage with …

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