News  |  Posted July 22, 2015

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 …

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 …

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

News  |  Posted May 27, 2015

Rhind Lectures 2015 – A Henry Rhind and Archaeology now online

Margaret Maitland delved into the fascinating life story of Alexander Henry Rhind and his pioneering contribution to archaeology on Sunday 26 April at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. If you couldn’t be there in person you can now watch the lecture online. Margaret is based at National Museums Scotland where she is curator of the Ancient Mediterranean collections, including archaeology from ancient Egypt and Sudan, the Near …

News  |  Posted May 20, 2015

Rhind Lectures 2015 – Archaeological Resilience now online

Professor Ian Baxter explored the resilience of archaeology on Saturday 25 April at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. If you couldn’t be there in person you can now watch the lecture online. Professor Baxter is based at University Campus Suffolk where he runs the Suffolk Business School and is Professor of Historic Environment Management. He is committed to management development within the sector, enabling greater understanding of …

News  |  Posted May 14, 2015

Rhind 2015 Keynote Lecture: Identity & Archaeology

Professor Audrey Horning delivered a fascinating lecture Identity & Archaeology on Fri 24 April at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. If you couldn’t be there in person you can now watch the lecture online. Professor Horning is based at Queen’s University Belfast. Her research centres on comparative colonialism and the relationship between archaeology and contemporary identity, with a particular focus upon European …

News  |  Posted April 17, 2015

EAA Student Bursaries Awarded

We are proud to be sponsoring 10 Student Bursaries at the EAA 2015 Congratulations to all! Mr William Wyeth, University of Stirling and RCAHMS Miss Anouk Busset, University of Glasgow Ms Siobhan Cooke, Orkney College UHI Mr Thierry Fonville, University of Southampton Ms Gill Allmond, Queen’s University Belfast Miss Jessica Bownes, SUERC, University of Glasgow Mr Martin Conlon, University of …

News  |  Posted April 10, 2015

Robert the Bruce Tomb Reconstruction at Abbotsford

A  Research Grant from the Society supported a collaborative project to reconstruct the lost tomb of Robert the Bruce. Buried in Dunfermline Abbey in 1329, Bruce’s tomb was probably destroyed during the Reformation and fragments of the tomb dispersed.  An exhibition of the 3-D model and artefacts, including a fragment collected by Sir Walter Scott, will be on display at Abbotsford from the 11th April. …