Anna has recently been working with our colleagues in Mintlaw, here is her latest update on the ScARF Museums project :
I'm just back from a visit to one of our museum project partners, Aberdeenshire Council museums service. Their 'HQ' is the Mintlaw Discovery Centre, where the majority of their collections are held in safekeeping, including the Recognised agricultural collection. The whole region is awash with archaeological references to both farming and fishing (topics that our Museums project is to focus on), with the collections reflecting this really well. I was really impressed with the scope and diversity of the collections, as well as how their items are stored. This is a publicly-accessible space, with knowledgeable staff available to help anyone interested in what they hold.
I spent a lot of time familiarising myself with the stores and objects held there. While I was trying to focus purely on fishing and farming, I couldn't help but be distracted by other fascinating artefacts: an Inuit doll, a Medieval wooden wheel from Huntly and a really impressive Medieval claymore. I've come away with a head and notebook full of ideas of how to progress our museums project and can see how our two partner regions (the other being Orkney) can really compliment each other. Many thanks to Helen, Fiona, Jamie and James in Mintlaw for all their time and help. Now just to plan return visits to the wider area, other museums and even more collections!
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Archaeological Research in Progress
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Scotland’s national annual Archaeological Research in Progress (ARP) conference will take place on Saturday 27 May 2017 at the National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh.
This event is jointly hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and Archaeology Scotland and aims to cover archaeological research in progress from across Scotland covering all periods. Highlights for this year will include news from the recent excavations at Carnoustie as well as 16th century finds from Riddles Court.
Registration will open soon so keep an eye on http://www.socantscot.org/up-and-coming-events/research-in-progress-2017/
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Scottish History Society AGM
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The Scottish History Society AGM and lecture will take place on Saturday the 11th March in Edinburgh in the Meadows Lecture Theatre, the Old Medical School, Teviot Place. The meeting will be accompanied by papers from recent editors of SHS publications, and the annual presidential lecture by Professor Roger Mason.
Professor Mason will be speaking on the subject ‘Mapping the Nation’, exploring how Scots described and visualised the land of Scotland between 1400 and 1700. It is the final installment in his lecture series ‘Inventing the Scots’.
Attendance is free but booking is advised. Find out more: https://scottishhistorysociety.com/saturday-11-march-agm-and-presidential-lecture/
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If you have any publications or events you would like to be considered for addition to the ScARF website, then just let us know!
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