Staff

Dr Lizzie Swarbrick MA PhD FSAScot

Research Officer (Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches project)

Research Officer (Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches project)

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News  |  Posted June 19, 2025

Work With Us: Fellowship and Administration Officer

The Society is looking for a new Fellowship and Administration Officer to help grow our flourishing global network and support our busy programme of public and Fellows-Only events. Job Description  The Fellowship and Administration Officer is the main point of contact for Society Fellows, applicants and general enquiries. They administer and update records in the Society’s database and support the …

News  |  Posted June 6, 2025

Archaeological Research in Progress Recordings Now Available

In May we hosted Archaeological Research in Progress 2025, the national conference presenting recent and ongoing archaeological projects across Scotland. Organised in alternate years by the Society and Archaeology Scotland, this year’s programme featured talks on the Ness of Brodgar, a Bronze Age hoard from the Highlands, Perth’s lost priory and more. Catch up with all the talks, and over 300 other recordings, …

News  |  Posted June 2, 2025

Booking Now Open for Fellows Summer Excursion

We are delighted to open bookings for our annual Summer Excursion from Tuesday 9 – Wednesday 10 September 2025 to Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, one of Scotland’s richest prehistoric landscapes. This trip will give Fellows the opportunity to get to know one another and will offer a fascinating insight into the lives of people who inhabited this area over the last …

Advocacy

Society Adds Signature to Statement on Human Remains

As released by The Society for Museum Archaeology

As released by The Society for Museum Archaeology

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News  |  Posted April 22, 2025

Guest Blog – Translating the Past: History & its Images in Late-Medieval Scotland 

‘For when one sees a story illustrated whether of Troy or of something else, he sees the actions of the worthy men that lived in those times, just as though they were present.‘ Richard de Fournival, Le Bestiare d’amours.

News  |  Posted April 1, 2025

Tickets for Archaeological Research in Progress 2025 On Sale Now!

The Archaeological Research in Progress (ARP) conference is a one-day hybrid event showcasing new research findings and best practice in archaeology covering all periods from across Scotland. Since it began in 2005, the annual conference has been organised in alternate years by Archaeology Scotland and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. This year, ARP will be coordinated by the Society …

News  |  Posted March 26, 2025

Save the Date: Archaeological Research in Progress Conference 2025

The Archaeological Research in Progress (ARP) conference is a one-day hybrid event showcasing new research findings and best practice in archaeology covering all periods from across Scotland. Since it began in 2005, the annual conference has been organised in alternate years by Archaeology Scotland and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. This year, ARP will be coordinated by the Society …

News  |  Posted March 24, 2025

Joint Lecture with Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

We are delighted to invite you to the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’s inaugural joint lecture, The Neolithic Axe Quarries at the Eagle’s Nest, Lambay and North Roe, Shetland: A Comparative Perspective, by Emeritus Professor Gabriel Cooney MRIA FSA FSAScot of University College Dublin (UCD) taking place at Society House, 63 Merrion …