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endorsements
“Even after more than 10 years in this job the course still taught me something and allowed me to appreciate a more patient and thorough review of aerial photographs … I was so taken by the quality and professionalism of the course.” John Trehy, Terence O’Rourke Ltd, commenting on An Introduction to Using Aerial Photography for Archaeological Heritage Management. September 2015. “Following a request from the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework Science Panel, Historic Scotland commissioned Landward Research to produce a Directory of Archaeological Scientists in Scotland. We were delighted that Landward were able to put together a ‘dream team’ of experts with precisely the sector-specific and technical knowledge that we…
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Historic Scotland Funding for PhD in Archaeological Science
New Funding Initiative by Historic Scotland The Archaeology Programme supports a range of activities designed to mitigate the destruction of archaeological sites and landscapes through the funding of projects involving survey, excavation, advice, training and education. Such projects either rescue information in the face of unavoidable threats or help us to assess the threat to archaeological sites and landscapes. Projects in receipt of funding in recent years range from the writing up of long-standing unpublished excavations (which received support from HS or its predecessor bodies), to on-going rescue and research of threatened sites and the promotion of understanding about our archaeological heritage. Historic Scotland is now working with the Scottish…
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ScARF Science
The Science panel of the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) set out an exciting vision for science in Scottish archaeology. The ambition is for archaeological science in Scotland to be a world-leader, achieved through partnership and collaboration, and building on existing strengths and expertise. The vision outlines the need to increase scientific research capacity in Scotland, create a network of specialists willing to work together, and hold workshops addressing ‘hot-spot’ areas of archaeological science. We are now working collaboratively on steps towards realising this vision. For example, the co-Chairs of the ScARF Science Panel (Dr Richard Jones & Dr Karen Milek of Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities respectively) are working with the Society…
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The Coming Second Wave
Kenneth Aitchison's article on The Economic Crisis and the Coming Second Wave: How the economic situation will affect archaeological practice in universities and government has been published in issue 26.1 of Archaeological Review from Cambridge, a special issue of the journal which had the theme of Archaeology and Economic Crises. This article looked at how the economic situation is affecting university and state-funded archaeological practice and how it will continue to affect those sectors in the near future.
