News | Posted March 22, 2016
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 …
News | Posted March 16, 2016
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, …
News | Posted March 15, 2016
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 …
News | Posted March 11, 2016
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 …
News | Posted March 1, 2016
The Society is looking for an enthusiastic ScARF (Scottish Archaeological Research Framework) Museums Project Officer part-time to the end of March 2018 with the possibility of extension. The postholder will be expected to drive an ambitious project to deliver outcomes for both the Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland through Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy and the National Strategy for Scotland’s …
News | Posted February 18, 2016
The Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland: A Research Framework project is currently in the final stages of work and represents a strategic effort to link, inspire, mobilize and help direct the efforts of all those with an interest in or responsibility for carved stones in Scotland. Over the course of four workshops, the team have taken stock of existing and ongoing research and identified …
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Please note that applications are now closed The Archaeomalacology Working Group meeting at the ‘Association for Environmental Archaeology conference 2016’ will take place from April the 5th to April the 8th 2016 in Kirkwall, Orkney. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering three student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current …
News | Posted February 8, 2016
Deadline Extended! The Prehistoric Society conference, ‘Europa 2016: Dynamics of Art, design and Vision in Iron Age Europe ‘ will take place on the 3rd and 4th of June 2016 in Edinburgh. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering nine student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research …
News | Posted February 4, 2016
A free University of Glasgow four week course starts this week that you can join at any point throughout its duration, although you may miss discussion and content joining late. The devastation caused by the trafficking of illicit antiquities and the theft of art has gained widespread public attention in recent years. Confronted with the pock-marked “lunar landscapes” of archaeological sites in Iraq …
News | Posted February 2, 2016
As part of the Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design 2016, brochs, castles and even a high school went head-to-head at the National Museum of Scotland to determine a victor. The prehistoric, medieval and modern eras were represented by three experts, who argued for the most important architectural innovations in Scotland’s past at the event entitled ‘6,000 Years of Architecture, …
