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Tapping into - and swiping - the past at the Bennachie Colony
The hill of Bennachie has a folklore of giants, magical springs and the devil who built a causeway in one night, while its archaeology includes prehistoric hut circles and the hill fort at Mither Tap.
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Seminar: Development & implementation of Marine Spatial Planning in Australia (Prof Marcus Haward)
The School of Geosciences Green Economy Research Centre (GERC) is hosting Professor Marcus Haward from the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Australia for a seminar titled: “Development and implementation of Marine Spatial Planning in Australia – Lessons in the 20 years from the release of Australia’s...
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Dr Rebecca Crozier's new book covered by BBC Scotland
Aberdeen archaeology Dr Rebecca Crozier's new publication, 'A Taphonomic Approach to the Re-analysis of the Human Remains from the Neolithic Chamber Tomb of Quanterness, Orkney' (published in the BAR British Series) was covered today on the Radio Orkney and in the BBC Scotland news. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-43547952
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Christopher Martin, Anthro-Arch Phd Student, awarded place at museums studies summer institute
Christopher Martin, a second year PhD student in Anthropology and Archaeology, has won a place on the Otsego Institute Summer Seminar in May 2017 entitled "Beyond Hyridity: Modelling Intercultural Histories and Material Worlds in Native North America".
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Archaeology to Pokemon Go: Upcoming festival explores the social sciences
Archaeology in the Garioch, 'Pokemon GO' and life after a heart transplant are some of the topics that will be explored during the Festival of Social Science at the University of Aberdeen next week (Saturday 5 - Saturday 12).
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Aberdeen hosts Community Archaeology Event
The Department of Archaeology recently hosted an international seminar on Community Archaeology in the Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen. ‘Community Archaeologies in Practice: Global Perspectives’ saw university researchers and community members from Japan, Alaska and Scotland came together to share their experiences of doing community-based archaeology across four...
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University in top 40 international universities in Times Higher Education rankings
The University of Aberdeen has been included in the top 40 of an influential list that ranks the world's best 200 universities in terms of international outlook.
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Prof Kevin Edwards featured in Archaeology Scotland
Archaeology Scotland, a charity involved with promoting archaeology and the historic environment in Scotland, recently featured Kevin Edwards in the ‘60-second Interview’ feature of its magazine. Read it here.
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Aberdeen Isotope Archaeologists Shed Light on Edinburgh Dark Ages Mystery
Research on the human remains found at Cramond by Aberdeen isotope specialist Dr. Kate Britton, and her student Orsolya Czére, has hit the news this week as a new free exhibition 'Dark Goings On In Cramond' opens at the Museum of Edinburgh. The remains originate from a mass burial in the remains...
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Archaeologists aim to unravel the mystery of the Rhynie Man
When a farmer ploughing an Aberdeenshire field in 1978 uncovered a six-foot high Pictish stone carved with a distinctive figure carrying an axe, it quickly earned the name the 'Rhynie Man', coined from the village in which it was found.