News | Posted June 10, 2016
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, examining and analysing the origins …
News | Posted May 23, 2016
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, Greenland and Ireland. Having just …
News | Posted May 13, 2016
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 practiced and who had access …
News | Posted April 14, 2016
As a postgraduate student in the final stages of completing my MSc in Archaeological Sciences, the timing could not have better to have be given the opportunity to attend the Association of Environmental Archaeology Conference in Orkney through the ScARF bursary. I am currently preparing to start on my MSc dissertation research, which concerns challenging the notion of a nearly …
News | Posted April 11, 2016
I began my PhD evaluating the geoarchaeology of burnt mound sites across north-western Europe in September 2015, based at the University of Edinburgh. Essentially this project aims to evaluate the sediments and microstratigraphic profile of burnt mound deposits under the microscope, using a combination of thin section micromorphology and phytolith analysis. As a study with a broad geographical scope across …
News | Posted March 25, 2016
Applications have now closed The Nordic Research Network conference 2016 ‘Bridges Between: Norse and Insular Worlds’ will take place on May the 4th 2016 in Glasgow. 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 Norse and Medieval archaeology and participate in …
News | Posted February 8, 2016
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 to hear about current research …
News | Posted January 29, 2016
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 Bronze Age archaeology and participate …
News | Posted January 22, 2016
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 …
