News  |  Posted June 26, 2020

Scottish Network Warns of Unintended Damage to Scotland’s Historical Relationship with Europe

The Scottish Network for Nineteenth-Century European Cultures – SNNEC – has warned of the damaging effects of closing down Modern Languages departments in UK universities. SNNEC recently explored Scottish and European connections and exchanges with ‘nations-in-the-making’ during the nineteenth century, reflecting on what knowledge then offers us now, through a series of academic workshops and a major public event. Their …

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News  |  Posted September 9, 2019

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland launches a free Digital Books platform

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 …

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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland launches a free Digital Books platform

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 …

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News  |  Posted August 22, 2019

Archaeological Research in Progress 2019 conference lectures online now!

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 …

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News  |  Posted April 18, 2019

Today is World Heritage Day!

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 …

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Today is World Heritage Day!

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 …

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News  |  Posted February 1, 2019

Archaeological Research in Progress 2019

Planning is underway for the Archaeological Research in Progress (ARP) conference which will take place on Saturday 25 May 2019  in Edinburgh. The Society is managing the event this year (with our partners Archaeology Scotland) and we are keen to put together a programme reflecting the most exciting new research findings and best practise in archaeology from across Scotland and …

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News  |  Posted March 30, 2018

Establishing a Scottish Network for Nineteenth-Century European Cultures

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland has been successful, with Dr Katherine Mitchell, University of Strathclyde, in securing grant funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh!  This project will undertake a series of workshops and public event to establish a network of experts to examine Scottish and European exchanges in the long nineteenth century (1780 to 1914) and their relevance to …

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News  |  Posted March 16, 2018

The Society is looking to recruit a ScARF Project Manager

**Please note that applications for this post have now closed** Scottish Archaeological Research Framework Project Manager The Society is seeking an exceptional candidate for the post of ScARF Project Manager. Responsible for every aspect of the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework project, from sourcing contributors and content to final publication and marketing, ensuring consistency and high academic standards throughout.  The main …

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News  |  Posted March 12, 2018

ScARF News: ARCH are looking to recruit a Project Officer

Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands are looking to recruit a Project Officer to work on the Regional Archaeological Research Framework for the Highlands as part of the wider ScARF project supported by Historic Environment Scotland as part of Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy. The successful applicant to the post of Project Officer will need to have good research skills and a …

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News  |  Posted January 17, 2018

Call for Papers: European Association of Archaeologists 2018

At the forthcoming EAA (European Association of Archaeologists) meeting in Barcelona (5-8th September 2018), there will be a session entitled “Can we develop a European network of linked research agendas?”.  The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland are jointly organising this session with archaeological colleagues from Historic England and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. The call for papers for the …

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News  |  Posted January 10, 2018

ScARF Student Bursary Report: Alexandra Fitzpatrick at the Association of Environmental Archaeology 2018

“In April 2016, I presented a poster at the Spring 2016 AEA Conference in Orkney. It was my first professional conference and, with the help of a ScARF bursary, I was able to present the beginning stages of my MSc dissertation research and receive helpful and supportive feedback from professionals in my field. Over a year later, I once again …

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