News | Posted March 26, 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 12, 2025
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland are looking to hire a new member of staff to help co-ordinate and deliver the Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches Project. Working closely with Scotland’s Churches Trust, this role will collate country-wide information on both heritage and community value of Scotland’s churches. This will include collating existing information and where knowledge gaps are identified, …
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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 …
News | Posted March 7, 2025
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 …
News | Posted January 22, 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 …
News | Posted December 2, 2024
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 …
News | Posted October 21, 2024
War, and the threat of war, has profoundly affected the physical and social landscape of the Orkney Islands.
News | Posted September 4, 2024
I have been passionate about mediaeval churches since childhood, particularly those in Scotland. I have been lucky enough in my professional life to be able to visit countries across Europe – and European colleagues have helped me see many amazing sites, some of which are not on the usual tourist routes. This has helped me view Scottish churches differently, and …
News | Posted August 7, 2024
Over £16,000 awarded to research projects exploring Scotland’s past The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland announced today that it has awarded funding to 10 projects committed to researching stories from Scottish history. The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland supports high-quality research and publication relating to Scotland’s past by making several grants and awards twice each year. This round awarded £16,323 …
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A horse, in any era, is not just a horse. It represents facets of life with humans, for good and ill – it is knowledge of animal welfare, diet, selective breeding, landscape and agriculture. It requires the training of both equid and human to accomplish shared tasks: riding and driving are not just cases of jump up and hang on, …
