Orkney to host SIRFA’s final archaeology symposium in March
A four-day archaeological research conference is being held in Orkney in March as the final event in the development of Scotland’s Islands Research Framework for Archaeology (SIRFA).
Category: Conference
Prehistory on the Edge – two-day conference in memory of Caroline Wickham-Jones
The University of Aberdeen is hosting a two-day conference next week in memory of the late Caroline Wickham-Jones.
Video: The Edge – conference recordings now available
The first of the recordings covering December’s two-day The Edge conference are now available.
Call for Scottish Student Archaeology Society conference papers
A call has gone out to Archaeology Institute students interested in participating in the 2022 Scottish Student Archaeology Society Conference.
Join us for December’s ‘The Edge’ conference
A two-day online conference in December will mark the the culmination of almost two years of seminars, blogs and other activities exploring the theme “The Edge”.
Nick Card presents research in China
Ness of Brodgar site director Nick Card was invited by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to give a lecture in Xi’an this month – the birthplace of Chinese Civilisation and home to the Terracotta Army.
Western Isles symposium was a great success
In the second week of January, Dr Rebecca Rennell of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute organised Scotland’s Island Research Framework for Archaeology (SIRFA) first research symposium.
‘Our Islands, Our Past’ conference: a big thank-you
The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute held the inaugural Our Islands, Our Past conference in Orkney over the weekend of 14th to 17th September 2017 and we would just like to say thank you to all those people who made the event such a success.
Places available on ‘Our Islands, Our Past’ conference field trip
The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute is pleased to announce that extra places are now available on the ‘Our Islands, Our Past’ Conference fieldtrip to Orkney’s West Mainland.
‘Our Islands, Our Past’ – three island regional research framework
The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute is pleased to announce details of the ‘Three Island Regional Research Framework’ round-table discussion being held at ‘Our Islands, Our Past’ Conference on the afternoon of Friday 15th September.
‘Our Islands, Our Past’ Conference-International Speaker Line-up.
he University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute looks forward to welcoming an impressive line-up of speakers and contributors to the ‘Our Islands, Our Past’ Conference on the 14th- 17th September.
‘Our Islands, Our Past’ – connectivity and communications
Over the next few months, we will explore the exciting and interesting themes of the conference in a series of blog posts. In this blog post we explore the theme of Connectivity and Communications within our island environment.
‘Our Islands, Our Past’ – call for conference papers
The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for the ‘Our Islands, Our Past’ conference.
The Ness on tour in the USA and Canada
Nick Card, site director of the Ness of Brodgar excavation, looks forward to presenting the exciting story of the Neolithic site to members of the Archaeological Institute of America.
International CHAT conference hailed a great success
Last weekend saw the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute host CHAT 2016 (Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory) where 70 international delegates discussed a range of interdisciplinary papers from archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, historians and artists – exploring archaeologies of rural places.
CHAT conference welcome!
Welcome to our 70 delegates for the CHAT 2016 conference!