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Category: Mesolithic

Conference Mesolithic News

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.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, November 3, 2022 (8:00am)Tuesday, October 25, 2022 (8:42pm)
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Linkshouse, Stronsay
Mesolithic Outreach Seminar

Video: Finding the Mesolithic in Orkney – talk and walk in Stronsay

The recording of Dr Ben Elliot and Dan Lee’s talk, delivered in Stronsay on September 13, 2022

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, September 16, 2022 (11:01pm)Friday, September 23, 2022 (2:27pm)
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Mesolithic Neolithic Seminar

Video: A new set of threads: the production and design of ‘Into the Wildwoods’ and ‘The First Foresters’

Matt Ritchie, an archaeologist with Forestry and Land Scotland, outlines the development and production of the Into the Wildwoods (2020) and The First Foresters (2019) booklets followed by an question-and-answer session.

by Sigurd TowrieTuesday, March 2, 2021 (8:00am)Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (1:25pm)
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Excavation Mesolithic

Eating out in Skye 8000 years ago

Nut shells found during an archaeological dig in Skye were from the hunter gatherer period more than 8,000 years ago, tests have confirmed.

by seanlisle1Tuesday, February 9, 2016 (12:50pm)Wednesday, March 31, 2021 (3:36pm)
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