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New open access e-book: On the Fringe of Neolithic Europe

23rd January 2024 | Categories: Publications

The Society is pleased to announce the release of this title as an open access e-book, now available through the Open Access E-Books platform. On the Fringe of Neolithic Europe: Excavation of a Chambered Cairn on the Holm of Papa Westray, Orkney by Anna Ritchie Click here to access the e-book: https://doi.org/10.9750/9781908332318 The stalled cairn of Holm of Papa…

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New open access e-book: The Moon and the Bonfire

19th December 2023 | Categories: Publications

The Society is pleased to announce the release of this title as an open access e-book, now available through the Open Access E-Books platform. The Moon and the Bonfire: An Investigation of Three Stone Circles in North-East Scotland by Richard Bradley Click here to access the e-book: https://doi.org/10.9750/9781908332325 This volume presents the result of three excavations and two…

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Just published: SAIR 105

14th December 2023 | Categories: Publications

The Society is pleased to announce the publication of a new Scottish Archaeological Internet Report, available now via the SAIR website. SAIR 105: Hume Village and Castle: the setting of a late medieval stronghold and post medieval folly in the Scottish Borders by Ian Hill and Michelle Gamble with contributions from Derek Hall, George Haggarty, K Robin…

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Available now: PSAS 152

30th November 2023 | Categories: Publications

The Society is pleased to announce that Volume 152 of the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is now available online, with fifteen articles on topics such as small socketed axeheads, medieval crusading, Scottish diaspora, surgical instrument makers and ancient Egyptian Treasure Trove artefacts: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.152   Please see the Table of Contents for this year’s Proceedings below and follow the links to read the articles. The full backlist of issues can…

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Just published: SAIR 104

21st November 2023 | Categories: Publications

The Society is pleased to announce the publication of a new Scottish Archaeological Internet Report, available now via the SAIR website. SAIR 104: ‘Sae lofty and wide’: the archaeology of the Clyde Wind Farm by Stephen Cox and Nuala Marshall with contributions from Laura Bailey, Julie Franklin, Fraser Hunter and Angela Walker Click here to view the publication: doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2023.104…

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Story of ancient Egyptian objects unearthed in Fife published for the first time in PSAS

20th November 2023 | Categories: Publications, Research

The story of the remarkable discovery of a group of Egyptian objects uncovered at Melville House in Fife between 1952 and 1984 is being told in full for the first time in an article published in the upcoming Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. The 18 objects – including a statue head described…

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New open access e-book: The Traprain Law Environs Project

26th May 2023 | Categories: Publications

The Society is pleased to announce the release of this title as an open access e-book, now available through the Open Access E-Books platform. The Traprain Law Environs Project: Fieldwork and Excavations 2000–2004 by Colin Haselgrove Click here to access the e-book: https://doi.org/10.9750/9781908332301 This volume presents the results of fieldwork on the East Lothian coastal plain in…

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New open access e-book: Antonine Wall

28th April 2023 | Categories: Publications

The Society is pleased to announce the release of this title as an open access e-book, now available through the Open Access E-Books platform. The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall by Lawrence Keppie Click here to access the e-book: https://doi.org/10.9750/9781908332240 The Antonine Wall has been visible as an upstanding earthwork across the central belt of Scotland…

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Just published: SAIR 103

17th March 2023 | Categories: Publications

The Society is pleased to announce the publication of a new Scottish Archaeological Internet Report, available now via the SAIR website. SAIR 103: A time of change: Mesolithic occupation at Cramond, Edinburgh during the 9th millennium BC by John A Lawson, Alan Saville and Rob Engl with contributions from Andrew Bicket, Rosie Bishop, Valerie Dean and Mhairi Hastie…

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Just published: SAIR 102

6th January 2023 | Categories: Publications

The Society is pleased to announce the publication of a new Scottish Archaeological Internet Report, available now via the SAIR website. SAIR 102: Riddle’s Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh: a merchant’s house fit for a king by Michael Cressey with contributions from Anne Crone, Karen Dundas, Christina Hills and Alasdair Ross Click here to view the publication: https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2023.102 Summary: Riddle’s…

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