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 Projects in receipt of funding in recent years range from the writing up of long-standing unpublished excavations (which received support from HS or its predecessor bodies), to on-going rescue and research of threatened sites and the promotion of understanding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…