TAFAC is deeply sorry to hear of the recent death of Anna Ritchie, distinguished archaeologist and so much more. We extend our sincere condolences to Anna's family and friends. She will be sorely missed.

📣 @antiquity.ac.uk is flipping to #openaccess for research content! ✅ All research content published in the journal from January 2027 will be permanently and freely available to read, download and share around the world 🌍. Find out more! 🔗 https://cup.org/4cvNjZj #archaeology #SAA2026SFO

Exhibition on Perth's Vennels opens on 29 May. Read our Meal Vennel excavation report here: journals.socantscot.org/index.php/ps... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just published, #68 in the ARO series (free, Open Access). Well done to Cameron Archaeology and friends! 'Iron Age Age and early medieval settlement at Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire' by Moyra Simon, Alison Cameron & Gordon Noble www.archaeologyreportsonline.com/reports/2026...

Rhynie, a Powerful Place of Pictland. Now available as an Open Access publication from Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, by Gordon Noble and a host of others: books.socantscot.org/digital-book...

Next Abertay Historical Society talk is Brick Hunting in Scotland, by Ian Suddaby. April8, 2026,Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, Dundee Uni, 6.00pm for 6.30pm brick-off. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brickhunti...

Another fine publication in GUARD Archaeology's online open access series: ARO67 is Alan Hunter Blair's 'A Minister's Abandoned Farmstead at Greeanan, Strath Brora, Sutherland' www.archaeologyreportsonline.com/PDF/ARO67_Gr...

We are delighted to say that our 2025 publication "A Beacon of Curiosity, Essays on Social and Industrial History in Honour of Enid Gauldie" has won the Alan Ball Award for Best Small Publication or Journal 2025. Copies can still be purchased via our website abertay.org.uk/product/a-be...

Videos recorded by Doug Rocks MacQueen at our November 2025 Conference are available on our website now! www.tafac.org.uk/category/con...

Now available in our latest Open Access journal, TAFAJ Vol 31: 'Excavations at Cullykhan, Castle Point, Troup, Aberdeenshire' by Moira Greig, Laurie Maclagan-Wedderburn and Gordon Noble www.tafac.org.uk/.../11/V31-p...

In our new TAFAJ 31, we're pleaased to bring you the long awaited 'Excavations at Cullykhan, Castle Point, Troup, Aberdeenshire’ by Moira Greig, Laurie Maclagan-Wedderburn and Gordon Noble www.tafac.org.uk/wp-content/u...

And it's here! Our very own Tayside and Fife Archaeological Journal Volume 31 is now ready to download absolutely free. And it's a stoater, to use the technical Scottish term. Thanks to all our authors, illustrators, sponsors, typesetter and the editorial team. www.tafac.org.uk/2025/11/volu...

Thank you @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social for a brilliant conference yesterday in Rothes Halls. Talks were interesting & great to meet other societies🙂 #Fife #heritage

Remember, remember the 1st of November, Conference season and pots.....see you at TAFAC in Glenrothes tomorrow www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...

Some more of 'Tayside's Treasures' to be featured at the 2025 TAFAC Conference in Glenrothes, 1 November

At our TAFAC conference on 1 Nov 2025, we'll be showcasing 'Tayside Treasures', objects curated by members of Tayside Museums Forum. 'A Cornucopia of Objects from across Tayside’s Museums' is presented by Lara Haggerty, Dorothy Jones, Angus MacIntyre, Jamie Kunka, Christina Donald and Mark Hall.

Looking forward to meeting up with all our exhibitors at the next TAFAC Conference on Saturday, 1 November in Glenrothes. For friendly archaeological chats and information, bargain books and quirky gifts, our lovely stallholders are getting ready to meet you.

🔊Calling #Dundee! Mills, the UK's 1st public observatory, is about to turn 90! This time last year looming budget cuts threatened its closure forever, but overwhelming public support saved it🥳. Do join us for the 90th🎂birthday celebrations on the 27th Oct! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🔭 🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...

The Dornoch Firth Coastal Survey (Mar/Apr2025) Report is out! Highlights: a monumental fish trap, Bonar bridge coastal engineering, & a wonderful discovery of zulu sailing drifter. Download here: scapetrust.org/wp-content/u... #coastarch #scotarchstrat #hessupported

Talks about recent Tayside and Fife archaeology! Bookstalls! Posters! Meet up and gossip with archaeology pals! Where can you do all that? At the Tayside and Fife Archaeological Committee Conference, 1 Nov, Rothes Halls, Glenrothes of course. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...

Suzanne Swan (AOC Archaeology) will be speaking at TAFAC’s conference on 1 Nov in Glenrothes. The ‘Super Sewer’, a major Scottish Water project in Perth, from Tay Street to Shore Road along the River Tay enabled investigation of the area’s archaeological record.

At our TAFAC Conference on 1 Nov in Glenrothes, Colm Moloney will be speaking on 'Discoveries along the banks of the Tay: archaeological investigations in advance of the A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project’

A reminder that we have an extra event tomorrow as part of #BlackHistoryMonth when Matthew Jarron will give a talk entitled "Black Performances on the #Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s." tinyurl.com/AHSBHM25

‘Dancing in the Ruins’-Season 2 of the Monastic Archaeology Field School at Lindores Abbey - Derek Hall's talk at our upcoming TAFAC Conference, 1 Nov, Glenrothes and online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...

Norman Atkinson will be speaking on 19 Oct at Farnell Church, Angus - on the History of the Farnell Pictish Stone

Researched and designed by PlusPerth's Ropemakers' Heritage Group, we're pleased to announce the installation of the information board in the Ropey Close, off South Street in Perth. Thanks to all who contributed time, energy and artistic talent. Oh and the newly converted building is lovely too!

Joe Fitzpatrick and Gordon Noble will be updating us on 'Excavations at East Lomond' at our conference in Glenrothes on 1 November. Exciting finds include a Pictish axe, pin and a rare carving of a human face. Photos courtesy of G Noble/Aberdeen University/Northern Picts Project

If you're looking for a talk in Dundee on 8 October, Kenneth Baxter of Abertay Historical Society will be speaking on 'Making Tracks to Dundee - 200 hundred years of local railway history' www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-tra...

Something a bit different to kick off the Perthshire Society of Natural Science's Archaeology and History Section's winter programme on Wed 8th Oct at the Soutar Theatre: "Songs from Perthshire’s History" with PlaidSong www.plaidsong.co.uk

Speakers and their speaks at our 2025 TAFAC Conference, 1 Nov, Glenrothes, Fife:

At the TAFAC Conference 2025, 1 Nov in Glenrothes, AOC's Steven Watt will be talking about 'More from Recent(ish) Excavations at Upper Victoria, Carnoustie: A Post-excavation Update and a Trifecta of Souterrains' Photo (c) AOC: overhead shot of souterrains www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...

As part of #Railway200 our 8th October evening lecture will see Dr Kenneth Baxter give a talk entitled "Making Tracks to #Dundee - 200 years of local railway history" - more details at tinyurl.com/DRail200

Speakers at our upcoming conference, 1 November 2025 in Glenrothes : Kenneth Green and Maureen Kilpatrick (GUARD Archaeology) will update us on their work at Broxy Kennels in “A Tale of Two Forts”.

At TAFAC Conference 2025, we'll have Tertia Barnett from PKHT speaking about 'The Lost Stones of Strath Tay: community excavation of prehistoric rock art'

Anne Marot will be speaking at the TAFAC 2025 Conference on 1 Nov, in Glenrothes, on 'The Mystery of St Monan’s Church: post-medieval burials in Inverarity, Angus'

'Grain of Truth': at TAFAC's 2025 Conference, 1 Nov, Glenrothes: Cathy MacIver will be speaking about excavations at Loak Farm, Bankfoot. Some great late medieval corn-drying kilns!

Announcing TAFAC's 2025 Conference, 1 November at the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes. Book now on Eventbrite - attend in person or online. Photo from Anne Marot's talk on Inverarity burials.

Just published - GUARD's excavations at 'Guardbridge, Fife a multi-period settlement with a multivallate fort' by Maureen Kilpatrick, Jordan Barbour, Thomas Muir and Charlotte Hunter. Download absolutely FREE: archaeologyreportsonline.com/PDF/ARO61_Gu...

Over 2,000 years ago, people carved and decorated thousands of natural outcrops and boulders across Scotland - but why? 🎨 On 21 February, join @joanavaldez.bsky.social online to hear more about rock art and its important role in prehistoric lives: digitscotland.com/events/rock-...

Videos of the 2024 TAFAC Conference speakers, filmed by the lovely Doug Rocks MacQueen, now linked on our website here: www.tafac.org.uk/category/con...

Do come along and hear all about the different types of sheep! www.sal.org.uk/event/st-kil... 🐑

As we're new here, you might not know what TAFAC does. As well as publications, we hold an annual conference on new archaeological discoveries. We'll share videos of our last conference in Perth soon, but here are some of our previous ones all the way back to 2016 www.tafac.org.uk/category/con...

Hello! TAFAC has migrated to Bluesky. We'd like to announce our new journal for 2024 (TAFAJ 30) was published in December and you can read it online for free, along with loads of other journals from past years. Please enjoy - for free www.tafac.org.uk/category/pub...