New radiocarbon dating has come in for the Rosemarkie caves excavated in 2016-18 pushing earliest activity back to the late Iron Age, or very early Pictish period. This was followed by a major burning event and a period of abandonment. Full details at spanglefish.com/RosemarkieCave…

🎙️ TALK: Join the Friends of Perth & Kinross Archive for their next talk: Preserving the Perth & Kinross Newspaper Collection for Future Generations.

⌚ 6.30pm / Thu 18 Apr
📍 AK Bell Library
🙋 £5 in-person buff.ly/3V32oJp
📺 £2 via Zoom buff.ly/3V8qJ0I

Our April evening lecture takes place on Wednesday 10th and sees Clare Cooper speak on 'From Deep Time to Our Time – The Work of the Cateran Ecomuseum' eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-deep-ti…

🎙️ NEW TALK!

Join the Friends of Perth & Kinross Archive for their next talk: Preserving the Perth & Kinross Newspaper Collection for Future Generations.

⌚ 6.30pm / Thu 18 Apr
📍 AK Bell Library
🙋 £5 in-person buff.ly/3V32oJp
📺 £2 via Zoom buff.ly/3V8qJ0I

Planning a trip to Perth next month? - On the 10th and 17th April, we are hosting exclusive tours of the Fair Maid's House, one of Perth's most iconic and historic buildings! 🗺️🔍

Tickets are available to book for both dates at rsgs.org/events

Ideal Easter gift for archaeological friends/relatives!

The Isle of May in 1941, by Eric Ravilious

Are you following our friends @HMSUnicornShip? On 30 March 2024, Perth Museum will open its doors and delve into all things Unicorn, but at 46 metres long and with 4 decks, HMS Unicorn is definitely the biggest Unicorn in Scotland!

frigateunicorn.org

Arcaheology Summer School in Bute is now booking (Archaeology Scotland)

archaeologyscotland.org.uk/summer-school/

A reminder that our March Evening Lecture is on Wednesday and sees Christopher Dingwall talk on 'Legacy of Victory – Observations on the History of Camperdown Park'. Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of #Dundee at 6.30pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/legacy-of-vi…

*klaxon* call for Review of Scottish Culture! We invite you to submit ideas for articles of up to 5000 words; video & audio welcome. The journal focuses on cultural heritage, specifically ethnology (folklore & folklife). 2024 online issue out soon: ed.ac.uk/literatures-la…

In her 40-year career, Audrey Henshall made outstanding contributions to British prehistoric studies.

In her name, the Society now offers a major grant (up to £50,000) to support research on pre-Roman archaeology in Scotland. Send us an EOI by 29 Feb: bit.ly/3wrqy6g

From Ice Age to Iron Age, prehistoric folk just couldn't keep away from Larkhall! guard-archaeology.co.uk/GALNews/

Horse Cross facial reconstruction at the new Perth Museum, opening soon Perth Museum

thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/perth-…

Perthshire people of the past reconstructed for Perth's new museum. Excited to meet up with Horse Cross man again!

theguardian.com/science/2024/f…

We're so thrilled to see one of the famous Viking Age hogbacks from the The Govan Stones ⚔🛡👑 collection on a Royal Mail stamp AND postcard!

Pre-order now: shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-…

BOOK GIVEAWAY! On 13 Feb 1997, nearly 5m bits of Lego fell into the ocean when a cargo ship was hit by a huge wave. To mark the occasion, we’re giving away 2 copies of our book Adrift, a voyage into the lingering legacy of a cargo spill. To enter, just like and retweet this post.…

Our next event takes place on 14th February at the Gannochy Trust Lecture Theatre, School of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, #Dundee Professor Nicol Ferrier on 'Life and Death in Victorian Sunnyside'

Our next seminar will be at 4pm on Wed 7th February. Our very own Kenny Brophy Kenny Brophy will be talking about: 8000 years before Dunning: revisiting the 2012-2017 phase 2 SERFProject excavations. More details of the programme and livestream link: gla.ac.uk/schools/humani…

Making St Brigid's cross for Imbolc (thanks to Ulster Folk Museum)