News  |  Posted January 22, 2016

ScARF Student Network: Bursaries available for the Association of Environmental Archaeologists conference

Please note that applications are now closed The ‘Association for Environmental Archaeology conference 2016’ will take place from April the 1st to April the 3rd 2016 in Kirkwall, Orkney. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering seven student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research in archaeology …

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News  |  Posted December 17, 2015

Udal, North Uist Project Update

Read the latest update on Udal from Mark Hall FSA Scot. The latest phase of post-excavation research on the smallest site (RUX6) of the Udal, North Uist has just recommenced, funded by Historic Environment Scotland and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. The main aim of the analysis and research is to produce a comprehensive account of the site for publication in …

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News  |  Posted November 20, 2015

ScARF Project Update: What our users think

In the Autumn 2015 Society of Antiquaries of Scotland newsletter (available at https://www.socantscot.org/fellows/ if you are a Fellow), we mentioned that ScARF was undertaking a survey looking to hear what people thought of the project and maybe even provide some ideas on where work should go next. We are proud to report that the survey received 97 responses – thank …

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News  |  Posted September 30, 2015

Enjoy this conference report from a Society bursary awardee

My Experience at the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) Conference, Glasgow 2015 Jessica Bownes BA(hons), MSc, PhD candidate. I joined the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC), affiliated with the University of Glasgow, as part of their burgeoning cohort of PhD students in January 2014. The focus of my research is to unpick the problem of how human diet and …

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News  |  Posted July 23, 2015

Meet Will Wyeth – EAA Society Student Bursary awardee

We are delighted to be sponsoring ten student bursaries for early career researchers at the European Association of Archaeologists meeting in Glasgow 2-5 September. Here Will Wyeth, one of our bursary awardees, talks about his current research and what the Society support means to him. “In October 2013 I embarked on a PhD looking at Scotland’s early stone castles. The …

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News  |  Posted July 22, 2015

The Truckell Prize

Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society (founded 1862) Merkland Kirkmahoe Dumfries DG1 1SY The Truckell Prize In 2009, the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society established The Truckell Prize, commemorating the late A.E. Truckell and his outstanding contribution to local studies in Dumfries and Galloway. The prize was open to undergraduate or postgraduate students from the …

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Archaeological Research in Progress 2015 online

The lectures at ARP 2015 our national conference examining recent and ongoing archaeological projects in collaboration with Archaeology Scotland are now available to view from our Resources section. The day conference was held in the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PQ, on Saturday 30 May 2015. The programme included sessions reflecting the best practice and new research …

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The Presence of Majestie – Day Conference

James V and Sir David Lyndsay Day Conference sponsored by the Heraldry Society of Scotland 19th September 2015 (9.00 coffee and registration) St Augustine’s Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL  Kate Anderson, Senior Curator SNPG   Court Portraiture  Prof Michael Bath  Furnishings  Charles Burnett, Ross Herald Extraordinary  The Arms and the Honours of Scotland  Prof Ian Campbell, Edinburgh University  Architectural …

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News  |  Posted July 15, 2015

New book review now online: Henry Raeburn: context, reception and reputation

William S. Rodner, editor of Scotia:  Interdisciplinary Journal of Scottish Studies, from the Department of History in the College of Arts and Letters at Old Dominion University, reviews this “thoughtful and often provocative” collection of essays which “attest to the current vitality of Raeburn studies” edited by Professor Viccy Coltman and Dr Stephen Lloyd. Click here for the review. Further book reviews and more can …

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News  |  Posted June 2, 2015

Rhinds 2015 – Archaeology and Genetics Expert Panel discussion online now

The session on Archaeology and Genetics at the Rhind Lectures 2015 involved an international panel of experts. If you couldn’t make this thought provoking session do listen to it online here

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