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News  |  Posted November 15, 2016

Scottish History Society publications free to view

The Scottish History Society, in collaboration with the National Library of Scotland, have made sources available that are vital to the study, writing and teaching of Scotland’s history.  Containing more than 180 volumes in total, the six series cover all periods from the 12th to the 20th centuries and a very wide range of topics.  Six series of digitised volumes …

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Scottish History Society publications free to view

The Scottish History Society, in collaboration with the National Library of Scotland, have made sources available that are vital to the study, writing and teaching of Scotland’s history.  Containing more than 180 volumes in total, the six series cover all periods from the 12th to the 20th centuries and a very wide range of topics.  Six series of digitised volumes …

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News  |  Posted October 24, 2016

2016 Rhind Lectures now online!

The 2016 Rhind Lectures by Professor Roey Sweet are now available to view from our Resources section of the website.  Head there now and enter “Rhind” into the search box! “Antiquaries, archaeologists and the invention of the historic town c.1700-1860” was presented by Professor Roey Sweet, University of Leicester, Centre for Urban History.  The lectures were sponsored by AOC Archaeology Group …

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News  |  Posted August 26, 2016

Newly released: Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland

The latest report to be added to the ScARF family is Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland. This freely available resource was created by Dr Sally Foster (University of Stirling) and Dr Katherine Forsyth (University of Glasgow), with co-authors Dr Susan Buckham (University of Stirling) and Dr Stuart Jeffrey (Glasgow School of Art), although over 50 authors contributed  to the overall …

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Newly released: Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland

The latest report to be added to the ScARF family is Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland. This freely available resource was created by Dr Sally Foster (University of Stirling) and Dr Katherine Forsyth (University of Glasgow), with co-authors Dr Susan Buckham (University of Stirling) and Dr Stuart Jeffrey (Glasgow School of Art), although over 50 authors contributed  to the overall …

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News  |  Posted August 1, 2016

ScARF Student Bursary Report: 14C and Archaeology report #5

After finishing a Master at the University of Granada (Spain), I started a PhD at the same university, focused on the use of radiocarbon dating in Archaeology. In particular, we decided to undertake a radiocarbon dating program to explore the chronology and temporality of the megalithic phenomenon in South-eastern Iberia. Despite the extremely rich megalithic phenomenon in this area, with …

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ScARF Student Bursary Report: 14C and Archaeology report #4

Steering towards the final phase of my PhD, I am very grateful for receiving the student bursary from the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework, which enabled me to attend and present at the 8th International Symposium of 14C & Archaeology in Edinburgh. The smoothly organised symposium was spread out over five days, two of which were full days while the other …

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ScARF Student Bursary Report: Nordic Research Network Seminar#2

The Nordic Research Network (NRN) Conference held at the University of Glasgow in May 2016 was my very first conference. It came on the heels of my graduation with a second master’s degree from the same institution and could not have been more perfectly timed. I was beginning to feel the unease that so many postgraduates and early career researchers …

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ScARF Student Bursary Report: 14C and Archaeology report #3

I am really grateful to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and to the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework for supporting my participation in the 8thInternational Symposium on 14C & Archaeology in Edinburgh. Particularly, I carried out a conference track under the title “Tell me when: The chronology of the Neolithic necropolis “Bòbila Madurell-Can Gambús” in the NE of the Iberian …

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News  |  Posted July 22, 2016

ScARF Student Bursary Report: 14C and Archaeology report #2

As a 3rd year PhD student at the University of Edinburgh I am approaching the end of my doctoral studies, but also the start of an independent career as a researcher. Attending conferences is a great way to stay up-to-date with new discoveries and modern techniques, learn about the work conducted by colleagues, and to meet and converse with likeminded …

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News  |  Posted July 14, 2016

ScARF Student Bursary Report: 14C and Archaeology report #1

I joined the Italian Archaeological Mission at Erimi Laonin tou Porakou, Limassol, Cyprus, in 2010, during my master’s degree studies. Since then, besides participating in the excavation procedures, my work has focused on the selection and preparation of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating, with the final aim of building a reliable 14C-based chronology and estimating the dates for the occupation …

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News  |  Posted June 27, 2016

ScARF Student Bursary Report: Association of Environmental Archaeologists #5

I’m grateful for the ScARF bursary that allowed me to attend the recent Association for Environmental Archaeology conference in Kirkwall, Orkney, and present a poster on research into prehistoric apiculture that I conducted the previous year with support from the Carnegie Trust. While I am studying my degree in Archaeology at the University of the Highlands and Islands at the …

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