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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…

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…

ScARF Student Bursary Report: Nordic Research Network Seminar

I have relied greatly on the ScARF’s panel reports for the early stages of my studies, so it was a great privilege to be awarded a bursary to attend the Nordic Research Network day conference at the University of Glasgow entitled ‘Bridges Between: Norse and Insular Words AD 500-1500’, on the 4th of May 2016….

ScARF Student Bursary Report: Prehistoric Society Europa conference

I am very grateful to have been awarded a student bursary from the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF), to attend the Prehistoric Society’s Europa 2016 ’ Dynamics of Art, design and Vision in Iron Age Europe’ conference, held in Edinburgh in June 2016. I am currently a second year PhD student in Queens University Belfast,…

ScARF Student Bursary Report: Association of Environmental Archaeologists #4

I am very grateful to ScARF for supporting my attendance to the Association for Environmental Archaeology conference 2016 in Orkney. The theme of the conference was “Islands: Isolation and connectivity”, which fits perfectly with the research I am currently working on. I am a zooarchaeologist from Iceland, but have worked on animal bones from Iceland,…

ScARF Student Bursary Report: Association of Environmental Archaeologists #3

  I started my PhD at UCL in October 2015, looking at cetacean (whale, dolphin and porpoise) remains in medieval north-western Europe. The aim of my thesis is to look at all medieval sites in north-western Europe where cetacean remains have been uncovered and see whether it is possible to prove that active whaling was…

ScARF Student Network: Archaeomalacology Working Group bursaries available

Please note that applications are now closed The Archaeomalacology Working Group meeting at the ‘Association for Environmental Archaeology conference 2016’ will take place from April the 5th to April the 8th 2016 in Kirkwall, Orkney. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering three student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow…

ScARF Student Network: Bursaries available for Europa 2016: Dynamics of Art, design and Vision in Iron Age Europe

Deadline Extended! The Prehistoric Society conference, ‘Europa 2016: Dynamics of Art, design and Vision in Iron Age Europe ‘ will take place on the 3rd and 4th of June 2016 in Edinburgh. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering nine student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students…

ScARF Student Network: Bursaries available for the 19th Iron Age Research Student Symposium (IARSS)

Applications are now closed The ‘19th Iron Age Research Student Symposium (IARSS)‘ will take place from May the 19th to May the 22nd 2016 in Leicester. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering five student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research in Iron Age and…

ScARF Student Network: Bursaries available for the 8th International Symposium on 14C & Archaeology

Applications are now closed The ‘8th International Symposium on 14C & Archaeology‘ will take place from June the 27th  to July the 1st 2016 in Edinburgh. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering five student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research in archaeology…