News  |  Posted May 8, 2018

Archaeological Research in Progress 2018

Archaeological Research in Progress 2018 is taking place on Saturday 26 May at the Engine Shed in Stirling. This annual national conference gives you the opportunity to hear about the most recent archaeological projects across Scotland, this year particularly focusing on research in Stirlingshire, Perthshire, Kinross, Fife, and Argyll. To get you in the mood, we have rounded up some …

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Archaeological Research in Progress 2018

Archaeological Research in Progress 2018 is taking place on Saturday 26 May at the Engine Shed in Stirling. This annual national conference gives you the opportunity to hear about the most recent archaeological projects across Scotland, this year particularly focusing on research in Stirlingshire, Perthshire, Kinross, Fife, and Argyll. To get you in the mood, we have rounded up some …

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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 September 20, 2017

ScARF Bursaries available: Association for Environmental Archaeology conference 2017

Applications have now closed The ‘Association for Environmental Archaeology conference 2017’ will take place from December the 1st to December the 3rd 2017 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research in archaeology and participate in discussions within the …

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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 24, 2016

ScARF Student Bursary Report: 19th Iron Age Research Student Symposium (IARSS)

Iron Age Iron Object Depositions in Northern England, Scotland, and Wales The Iron Age Research Student Symposium for 2016 was an excellent conference with representatives from across the United Kingdom and much further afield. The Prehistoric Society and the Prehistoric Finds Group kindly sponsored meals and the wine social on the first night of the conference. The wine reception was …

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