Archaeology Scotland's Student Awards 2025: Submission deadline for UG & PGT Dissertations - 9 January 2026. The awards ceremony will take place during the Scottish Student Archaeology Conference in spring 2026. Full details and submission link: tinyurl.com/53rh7tek @archscot.bsky.social

Archaeology Scotland (@archscot.bsky.social) are a partner organisation on the nature/culture Leven Programme. It's a great team, project and community - apply!

We are thrilled to announce that Colleen Batey has officially published her long-awaited volume on The Earl's Bu at Orphir in Orkney. They're currently taking pre-orders at the Orcadian bookshop:https://shop.orcadian.co.uk/product/signed-copy-pre-order-the-earl-s-bu-orphir/ .

Our recent work at Burnswark hillfort was included in @digitscotland.bsky.social top archaeological discoveries in Scotland 2025!! We found a large settlement within the fort, and remodelling of the ramparts after a Roman attack @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk #HillfortsWednesday

Clubbiedean Fort: An Iron Age fortification on the shore of Clubbiedean reservoir a few km SW of Edinburgh. #HillfortsWednesday Consisting of an inner and outer rampart, each with external ditch and a possible entrance to the south. More 1/

Call for Applications: A Year in the Life of a Community Archive 2026 Want to share your community archive’s story? We’re looking for one archive to follow throughout 2026 and feature on our website. Find out more and apply: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/call-...

Following our first collaborative event in 2024 with Historic Environment Scotland, I am pleased to announce our second with Historic England. We are exploring the cultural and physical implications of the loss lime finishes in a changing climate. Do get in touch if you would like to present.

Our Gletness dig made the top five! Thank you to everyone involved, including our lovely colleagues at @coastarch.bsky.social and the endlessly welcoming Jenny and Andy at Gletness. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2570333...

📣 Applications are now open for our 2026 Summer Field Schools in Greece: Engaging Communities & Digital Tools for Cultural Heritage. Join us to build practical skills, work with experts and local communities, and apply your learning in the field. 🔗 Apply now: heritagemanagement.org/summerfields...

We've been up in York for @tag2025york.bsky.social conference where 3 of us met, Brenna gave a talk on the challenge of creating an accidental archive, AND... we only went & won the Outstanding Achievement Award for Archaeological Theory In Action 🏆! Huge gratitude to the entire community ❤️ 🏺

survey.app.do/archaeologis... Did you know that Poverty Impact Report is still running. get your voice heard. last few days! if you CARE... then SHARE! survey.app.do/archaeologis...

This is a fantastic piece about the #KelvinWheelies excavations but also the remarkable story of two other heritage skateparks at Greenfield & West Vancouver. Credit to Cole Nowicki for pulling this together & getting up very early to interview me! www.simplemagic.ca/a-world-wher...

A treat for you in the New Year - the work at East Lomond, a major Pictish and late Roman fort conducted by Northern Picts and the Falkland Stewardship Trust will feature on the new series of Digging for Britain. The episode will be broadcast on the 28th January at 20:00 on BBC2.

The European Heritage Hub has published five new policy papers offering evidence-based guidance on how cultural heritage can drive climate action, democratic resilience, regional development, and international cooperation. 👉 Explore all five papers:

Nuclear Pictish heritage! A glass paperweight commemorating the closure of the Dounreay, Caithness Prototype Fast Reactor in 1994, with early medieval Pictish symbols. National Museums Scotland X.2024.249.1 www.nms.ac.uk/search-our-c...

Happy Friday, it’s time for #HeritageFromAbove Do you know where we are today? Wait until the end of the clip for more clues and as always good luck! Answer in the comments below. #HeritageQuiz #Archaeology #GoogleEarth #wherearewe

Our plans to establish a new environmental #archaeology laboratory in Kirkwall have been #approved by Orkney Islands Council.

Friday to Sunday - free socks when you spend over £25 at the NPixts store - Use the code SOCKY All profits go to Northern Picts research! Merry xmas! npixts.teemill.com

Breaking news the translation of the Greenloaning Stone and the first writing and name from Scotland! stirlingarchaeology.substack.com/p/results-th...

Our latest blog post (yes, we have a blog! Just like in the olden days!) we reflect on the ACCORD project - Archaeology Community Co-production of Research Data - sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/accord @stuartjeffrey.bsky.social @archscot.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @ukri.org

'Despite repeated calls for action from various sources, peatland archaeological sites continue to deteriorate; the passive strategy of preservation in situ is failing'. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Holocene #peat #archaeology

A year ago yesterday, everything changed for Syria. This January, Hiba Alkhalaf will speak at Birkbeck about "From Destruction to Recovery: Syrian Heritage, Fourteen Years On".

Congratulations to @jesswitte.bsky.social for leading our new collaborative paper on 'Generative #AI in Heritage Practice: Improving the Accessibility of Heritage Guidance'! www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...

50 minutes left and the last bother from me ... making sure shut up must be worth a £ or 2? People have been so generous 🙏🙏🙏 especially when each year more and more help is needed. Thank you for supporting the amazing staff & volunteers @archscot.bsky.social 🤗🎄 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Less than 3 hours before the donation & match funding window for this year's Big Give closes at 12 noon. Spare change? Swap a cup of coffee? A sustainable gift? Please help @archscot.bsky.social deliver their 'Attainment through Archaeology' program to disadvantaged young people across Scotland 🙏🙏

Empowering Young People Through Archaeology Please contribute to our fundraising appeal, every pound you give will be matched by the Big Give and your help greatly appreciated donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #archaeology #scotland #learning

Donations can be made till noon tomorrow, so still time to help make a difference, every amount you give will be matched by the @biggive.bsky.social

If you love #Archaeology #Scotland and see the power of learning and participation by more young people, please consider helping I know times are tough just now, but donating a pound can help the @archscot.bsky.social appeal as it will be doubled by the @biggive.bsky.social

We're down to the last few hours! ⏱️ #ChristmasChallenge 🎄 donation window closes tomorrow: 12:00 noon. Tremendous response over the last week 🙏 and the #BigGive means that every £1 generously given is matched to £2. Any/all kindness makes a huge difference to a young person ✨ tinyurl.com/y96zpbps

R B K STEVENSON AWARD: ‘Revisiting Knap of Howar, Papa Westray, Orkney’ by Hazel Moore FSAScot and Graeme Wilson FSAScot (with contributions by Seren Griffiths) Delve into some of the most complete Neolithic stone houses in Northwest Europe in this open access paper: doi.org/10.9750/PSAS...

The discovery and excavation of an 18th century wreck in #Sanday is in the running for Current Archaeology’s 2026 Rescue Project of the Year, with voting now open to the public. #archaeology #history #orkney

| PUBLICATION 📚 | We are very happy and proud to announce the publication of the English translation of ‘Introduction à l’archéologie du genre’ by @barpublishing.bsky.social ! 🎉 👉 www.barpublishing.com/book/an-intr...

Empowering Young People Through Archaeology Please contribute to our fundraising appeal, every pound you give will be matched by the Big Give and your help greatly appreciated donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #archaeology #scotland #learning

Over £1500 raised already! 🙏 The donation window is open until midday next Tuesday 9th December and any amount you can spare will be so gratefully received and doubled through match funding. Please support Archaeology Scotland to make a difference with disadvantaged individuals and communities.

Who would you meet travelling from one place to the next in 7th-century Pictland? What could you eat at a feast? And what would the bard be singing about? 🤔 Dig into early medieval Scotland with 'Carved in Stone', one of the ideas in our archaeology gift guide: www.digitscotland.com/scottish-arc...

The magical Stones of Stenness circle and henge on Orkney's West Mainland, with the mountains of Hoy in the distance. The stones you see today are part of a ring of 12 tall stones and a surrounding ditch from between 3000BC and 2500BC. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Orkney

It's getting closer! This Tuesday, 2nd December, support Archaeology Scotland (@archscot.bsky.social) to deliver archaeology based educational attainment & employability skills in 2026. All help is greatly appreciated & will be match-funded via Big Give 🙏 tinyurl.com/y96zpbps

Was a privilege to be invited to attend yesterday to the opening/reveal of the new mosaic installation in the well at Glasgow Cathedral. The project highlights the oft overlooked feature which is integral to the story of St Ketigern and Glasgow itself More info etc www.aproxima.co.uk/the-well

Finlaggan-fest @socantscot.bsky.social just wrapped - what a fantastic talk from David Caldwell covering over 1000 years of #archaeology & #history, & decades of digging & analyses 🏰 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⚔️ grab a copy of the monograph if you haven’t already! 📖 #Finlaggan #Islay #Scotland #medievalsky #skystorians

#Museum30 theme 29 is #water. Allan Water is river through Dunblane, through centuries source of power for many mills. In 1600 there were 7 corn mills & 3 waulk mills but by 1800 most were spinning & weaving yarn & wool. Hand loom weaving was chief industry of Dunblane…/👇

🏺 Many excellent projects shortlisted for Engagement & Participation, but having seen @johnhenryphillips.bsky.social's incredible talk (at @chalkefestival.bsky.social) about The Close, it really felt like a perfect example of the power of archaeology, for both practitioners & wider communities.

Quick check on the Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles today, in 60 mph winds. Extremely proud that this important ancient site is now fully community owned. #Orkney 🧪🏺💀

Great article in the @weforum.org on the importance of #climateheritage or #culture in responding to #climatechange, w/ fantastic signposting to work/research (including the Global Research on Culture & Climate Change Agenda!) www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

NEXT WEEK! Our Martin Doody memorial lecture is happening next Thursday, 4th December, 7.30pm "Animal Kin, Animal Others in Early Bronze Age Britain” will be delivered by Prof Joanna Brück of @ucddublin.bsky.social FREE, online, everyone welcome Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-doo...

📢Applications are now open for Developing my Leadership 2026! This programme is delivered over 6 full days online by the social enterprise academy. Find out more: museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/event/developing-my-leadership-2026/ 📸 Edinburgh City Art Centre, c. Rob McDougall | 🎨Ade Adesina

🗣📹📼 Watch the recordings of Prof. Steve's Dalrymple Lectures! Either click FOLLOW THIS LINK here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma... Or, this link should take you to the recordings of both lectures: echo360.org.uk/section/e305...

Our latest stretch goal achieved - you folks are amazing!! Thanks so much for all the support! You can still sign up for a copy though till the end of the Kickstarter on 6 December. www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...

STEWARDING CHANGE: REIMAGINING ARCHIVES IN THE DIGITAL AGE Join us at General Register House to hear from the Chief Executive of the National Records of Scotland for our Annual Lecture! Book your space via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stewarding...

RTPI Scotland has published its Planifesto for the 2026 Holyrood elections, outlining key priorities for a fully resourced planning system, infrastructure-led development, diverse housing, thriving rural communities and resilient places. Read the Planifesto: