News | Posted November 10, 2019
Unfortunately Dr Batey is unable to deliver her lectures on Monday and Tuesday evenings. While we have had to cancel our Shetland event on Tuesday, the Monday evening event will be going ahead as usual, with a changed line-up of speakers. Several early career researchers have very generously stepped in at late notice to give us a flavour of current …
News | Posted September 9, 2019
We’ve launched a new online platform to make peer-reviewed academic books about Scottish archaeology and history freely available. The first two titles available through Open Access are Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness (Carver et al., 2016) and The Scottish Antiquarian Tradition (Bell, 1981). Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness presents recent archaeological discoveries in one of the key centres of the Pictish nation, and …
We’ve launched a new online platform to make peer-reviewed academic books about Scottish archaeology and history freely available. The first two titles available through Open Access are Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness (Carver et al., 2016) and The Scottish Antiquarian Tradition (Bell, 1981). Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness presents recent archaeological discoveries in one of the key centres of the Pictish nation, and …
News | Posted August 22, 2019
Archaeological Research in Progress (ARP) is a day conference presenting new research findings and best practice in archaeology covering all periods from across Scotland and beyond. It is organised in alternate years by Archaeology Scotland and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. The event on Saturday 25 May 2019 was well attended, and the wide range of support gratefully received …
News | Posted August 7, 2019
The 2019 Rhind Lectures, entitled “Hadrian’s Wall: A Study in Archaeological Exploration and Interpretation” and presented by Professor David Breeze, are now available free to view on our Resources page. Click “video” and search! Hadrian’s Wall was written about even when it was occupied. The Romans produced souvenirs of the Wall, medieval scribes placed it on maps, antiquarian visitors recorded …
News | Posted July 25, 2019
The Society is pleased to announce the publication of four new Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports, available now via the SAIR website. The most recent papers report on excavations at Knappach Toll on Balbridie Farm, Aberdeenshire; North Barr River, Morvern; 19 West Tollcross, Edinburgh; and St Mary’s RC Primary School, Edinburgh. The Society gratefully acknowledges funding towards the publication of SAIR 83 from Historic Environment Scotland, …
The Society is pleased to announce the publication of four new Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports, available now via the SAIR website. The most recent papers report on excavations at Knappach Toll on Balbridie Farm, Aberdeenshire; North Barr River, Morvern; 19 West Tollcross, Edinburgh; and St Mary’s RC Primary School, Edinburgh. The Society gratefully acknowledges funding towards the publication of SAIR 83 from Historic Environment Scotland, …
News | Posted July 1, 2019
This is a message for all those Fellows currently paying their subscription by Direct Debit. You will have received a letter last week notifying you that this would be collected on or just after 1st July. However, we have just recently moved to a new financial and database package and unfortunately for technical reasons we find that we will be …
News | Posted June 20, 2019
“Archaeological Science: looking to the future” a lecture by Dr Lisa Brown FSA Scot. An exploration of current and future scientific techniques applied to archaeological research in Scotland. Click here for the video. “The State Funeral and Heraldry of Mary Queen of Scots” lecture by John Malden FSA Scot. John Malden evokes the pageantry and details the event of Mary …
News | Posted April 24, 2019
The prestigious annual Rhind lectures will take place from 10 May to 12 May 2019. This year, Professor David J Breeze HonFSA Scot will be lecturing on: ‘Hadrian’s Wall: A Study in Archaeological Exploration and Interpretation’. Hadrian’s Wall was built to defend the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire in AD 122, and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site …
News | Posted April 18, 2019
Today is World Heritage Day! World Heritage Day is celebrated on 18 April every year. Scotland is home to six UNESCO world heritage sites, from the frontier of the Antonine Wall to the cliffs of St Kilda. Research on the six sites has appeared in the Proceedings, Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports and our monographs throughout the Society’s publication history. Visit …
Today is World Heritage Day! World Heritage Day is celebrated on 18 April every year. Scotland is home to six UNESCO world heritage sites, from the frontier of the Antonine Wall to the cliffs of St Kilda. Research on the six sites has appeared in the Proceedings, Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports and our monographs throughout the Society’s publication history. Visit …
News | Posted March 27, 2019
Scottish Archaeological Research Framework Project Officer **Please note this vacancy has now closed** The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is seeking an exceptional candidate for the post of ScARF Project Officer. The post will help deliver the Society’s role within Aim 2 of Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy. The successful candidate will assist the ScARF Project Manager with the development and updating …
