News  |  Posted March 12, 2025

Society Funds Underwater Excavation of Medieval Crannog and More With Latest Grants

Funded by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the excavation by volunteers from the North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS) and the Nautical Archaeology Society will take place at Loch Achilty about 20 miles north-west of Inverness in September 2025. Crannogs are dwellings found on artificial islands over water and were often composed of brush, stone or timber mounds. They …

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News  |  Posted March 7, 2025

ScARF Rock Art Workshops

During the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, people carved and decorated thousands of natural outcrops and boulders across Scotland, like at Achnabreck in Kilmartin Glen, Argyll. Want to explore some of these sites and discuss the future of rock art research in Scottish archaeology? The Society’s Scottish Archaeological Research (ScARF) project is running a series of free workshops which are …

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News  |  Posted January 22, 2025

Archaeological Research in Progress Conference 2025

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is delighted to be hosting the 2025 Archaeological Research in Progress (ARP) conference.  The Conference   The ARP conference is a one-day hybrid event showcasing new research findings and best practice in archaeology covering all periods from across Scotland. It will be held at Augustine United Church – an accessible, well-equipped venue in central Edinburgh …

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News  |  Posted December 2, 2024

New Society Grant Funds Archaeologists to Investigate Scotland’s Earliest Tombs with Local Communities  

A major new project will investigate Scotland’s Early Neolithic megalithic chambered and passage tombs and aim to answer key questions about when they were built and who built them. Thanks to a large bequest left to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by the late Audrey Henshall OBE HonFSAScot, £50,000 has been awarded to Archaeology Scotland for a new project …

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News  |  Posted November 28, 2024

Guest Blog – Uncovering Stories of Scotland’s Women Brick Makers Through Oral History

Ahead of her highly-anticipated Society event, Professor Margaret Bennett offers an insight into her work as an oral historian uncovering Scotland’s past  Having spent my childhood and adolescence on the isles of Skye, Lewis and Shetland, I’ve always been drawn to the sea. “Look what I found on the beach,” I’d report, bringing back pieces of coloured glass, pebbles, shells …

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News  |  Posted November 26, 2024

New Impact Report Presents Recent Society Achievements

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland has enriched the understanding of Scotland’s rich history, shaping our present and guiding our future, thanks to the unwavering support of its Fellows, funders, and event sponsors. In our Impact Report for June 2023 – May 2024, we look back on just some of the Society’s achievements over the past year. Inside you’ll find …

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News  |  Posted November 18, 2024

ScARF Releases New Dendrochronology Resource

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is pleased to announce the launch of a new thematic research framework as part of our Scottish Archaeological Research Framework project. The Dendrochronology Research Framework for Scotland is the first update to the Archaeological Science section of ScARF since 2012. This new framework showcases how dendrochronology has many applications both within and beyond cultural …

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News  |  Posted October 28, 2024

Now Hiring – Publications Officer

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is looking to hire a new member of staff to help us continue the Society’s publications programme and to ensure its sustainability for the future. The role will help facilitate the timely publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed content within the Society’s two journals – Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (PSAS) and Scottish …

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