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Louisa Campbell in the Great British Dig
Louisa Campbell in the Great British Dig

Dr Louisa Campbell on the Great British Dig

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:08:00 GMT

Louisa contributed expertise on the structural features and strategic significance of the Antonine Wall.

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Ness of Brodgar 700x300N

Our semester 2 seminars have been announced!

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:03:00 GMT

Check out our exciting talks!

Data what good is it for
Data what good is it for

Seminar on Wednesday 19 January 2022 at 4pm

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:42:00 GMT

Dr Jeremy Huggett on 'Data: what is it good for?'

Students from UofG surveying the site of the new Sighthill Stones
Students from UofG surveying the site of the new Sighthill Stones

Glasgow’s newest stone circle in the spotlight

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT

A Glasgow stone circle in the midst of the biggest urban construction project in the UK outside of London has recently become the focus of attention for archaeologists – despite being less than three years old.

Arran
Arran

Seminar on Wednesday 26 January 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:35:00 GMT

Archaeology for All? Dig It! team on 'Diversity and participation in Scottish archaeology'

INCAScot - the International Network for Contemporary Archaeology in Scotland
INCAScot - the International Network for Contemporary Archaeology in Scotland

Seminar on Wednesday 2 February 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:35:00 GMT

INCAScot - the International Network for Contemporary Archaeology in Scotland

Climate change and settlement in southwest Turkey during Late Antiquity
Climate change and settlement in southwest Turkey during Late Antiquity

Seminar on Wednesday 9 February 2022 at 4pm

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:26:00 GMT

Climate change and settlement in southwest Turkey during Late Antiquity

Caithness Broch project
Caithness Broch project

Support for the construction of a replica of the Caithness Broch

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:39:00 GMT

A project developed by our graduate Kenny McElroy

Did Ancient Greeks Sail to Canada? | Hakai Magazine
Did Ancient Greeks Sail to Canada? | Hakai Magazine

Congratulations to Dr Susanna Harris on the publication of her paper

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:19:00 GMT

'Naval power and textile technology: sail production in ancient Greece'

Iona in the Viking Age: laying a ‘zombie narrative’ to rest
Iona in the Viking Age: laying a ‘zombie narrative’ to rest

Iona project shortlisted for the Current Archaeology Project of the Year award

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 16:56:00 GMT

Winners of the Current Archaeology Awards will be announced on 25 February as part of the virtual Current Archaeology Live! 2022

Bayeux tapestry
Bayeux tapestry

Dr Alexandra Makin interviewed on the Bayeux Tapestry

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:19:00 GMT

Tuesday 22 February 2022 on BBC Radio 4

Textiles in Ancient Mediterranean Iconography
Textiles in Ancient Mediterranean Iconography

Congratulations to Dr Susanna Harris on the publication of her edited book

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:21:57 GMT

'Textiles in Ancient Mediterranean Iconography'

The ArchaeoTrail App Project - Opening Windows into the Past
The ArchaeoTrail App Project - Opening Windows into the Past

Seminar on Wednesday 23 February 2022 at 4pm

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:49:26 GMT

The ArchaeoTrail App Project - Opening Windows into the Past

Dr. Monica Nicolaides Ramsey
Dr. Monica Nicolaides Ramsey

Seminar on Wednesday 9 March 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:49:00 GMT

Archaeological Starch Spherulite: A New Plant Food Processing Proxy for Baking, Brewing and Boiling

The Cairns - seminar 160322
The Cairns - seminar 160322

Seminar on Wednesday 16 March 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:49:00 GMT

Archaeological Starch Spherulite: A New Plant Food Processing Proxy for Baking, Brewing and Boiling

Tappoch Broch
Tappoch Broch

Fieldtrips are back!

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:58:00 GMT

A couple of exciting weeks for our students and staff after this long forced break!

Bayeux tapestry on BBC radio 4
Bayeux tapestry on BBC radio 4

French documentary on the Bayeux Tapestry shown on BBC4

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 09:17:00 GMT

Dr Alexandra Makin interviewed for this documentary

Royal Society of Edinburgh Logo 2021 Black and White 700 x 300
Royal Society of Edinburgh Logo 2021 Black and White 700 x 300

Professor Driscoll honoured as RSE Fellow

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland’s National Academy has announced its 2022 intake of Fellows including Professor Stephen Driscoll

SERF 3rd article
SERF 3rd article

The third article on the SERF upland survey is out!

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:35:41 BST

Read it online

Two Falklands War veterans at Tumbledown on Falkland Islands as part of a project to map the battefields during the 40th anniversary of the start of the conflict
Two Falklands War veterans at Tumbledown on Falkland Islands as part of a project to map the battefields during the 40th anniversary of the start of the conflict

Veterans and Archaeologists survey Falklands battlefields on 40th anniversary of the conflict

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:00:00 BST

During the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War, a team including veterans, archaeologists and local people are carrying out the first archaeological survey of the islands’ battlefields, it was revealed today (7 April 2022).

REF logo
REF logo

Glasgow University Archaeology welcomes fantastic REF results

Thu, 12 May 2022 13:21:00 BST

The REF2021 results have now been released!

Dr Palmero Fernández attended the UPR Info Pre-Sessions in October 2019 at the United Nations, Geneva
Dr Palmero Fernández attended the UPR Info Pre-Sessions in October 2019 at the United Nations, Geneva

Protecting Iraq’s Cultural Heritage

Mon, 16 May 2022 17:43:47 BST

Congratulations to Dr Mónica Palmero Fernández who has been elected as Secretary of the NGO RASHID International.

An image of Garden Festival Logo. Credit: University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections, Glasgow Garden Festival collection, GB248 [Item No: UGD307/1/1/4].
An image of Garden Festival Logo. Credit: University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections, Glasgow Garden Festival collection, GB248 [Item No: UGD307/1/1/4].

After the Garden Festival…Digging the Festival

Mon, 23 May 2022 09:00:00 BST

Does anything from the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival survive? A team led by UofG archaeologists will attempt to find out this week.

Dr Matthew Jacobson publishes Science paper on droughts in Arabia, societal change, and Islam
Dr Matthew Jacobson publishes Science paper on droughts in Arabia, societal change, and Islam

Dr Matthew Jacobson published a paper in ’Science’ on droughts in Arabia, societal change, and Islam

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:28:00 BST

Droughts and Societal Change: The Environmental Context for the Emergence of Islam in Late Antique Arabia

A Galloway Peat Moss, William Stewart MacGeorge, 1888. CC-BY-NC National Galleries Scotland
A Galloway Peat Moss, William Stewart MacGeorge, 1888. CC-BY-NC National Galleries Scotland

Peatlands and Wetlands discipline hopping group meeting at National Galleries Scotland, Edinburgh

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:39:00 BST

Sharing common perspectives around the scientific and cultural value of wetlands and peatlands

The environmental archaeology of landscapes and land-use - image reproduced with permission from Steve Forden (copyright)
The environmental archaeology of landscapes and land-use - image reproduced with permission from Steve Forden (copyright)

Call for Papers: The environmental archaeology of landscapes and land-use

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:21:00 BST

Deadline for Call for Papers: 29 July 2022

Metal detectorist Gary demonstrating the detector in front of the iconic Lion’s Mound. ©chrisvanhouts
Metal detectorist Gary demonstrating the detector in front of the iconic Lion’s Mound. ©chrisvanhouts

Bones of men and horses bring home the horrors of war at Waterloo

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:00:00 BST

UofG archaeologists and veteran support charity Waterloo have unearthed some fascinating discoveries at the sight of the Battle of Waterloo - including an incredibly rare skeleton.

Drumadoon, Arran, re-wilding landscape. Photo credit: N. Whitehouse
Drumadoon, Arran, re-wilding landscape. Photo credit: N. Whitehouse

New paper published on Sustainability in Archaeology

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:12:00 BST

A paper co-authored by Prof Nicki Whitehouse in the journal Sustainability on developing transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability challenges.

Group photo of the project participants
Group photo of the project participants

Discipline - Hopping Peatlands and Wetlands Working group: Workshop II

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:27:00 BST

The second workshop of this NERC funded “Discipline Hopping Peatlands and Wetlands Group”

An image of a Bronze Age food vessel unearthed during a high street demolition 42 years ago has gone on display at a nearby museum.
An image of a Bronze Age food vessel unearthed during a high street demolition 42 years ago has gone on display at a nearby museum.

Not on the high street … rare pot found near shop unveiled at museum

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:00:00 BST

A Bronze Age food vessel unearthed during a high street demolition 42 years ago has gone on display at a nearby museum.

Dr Karen Hardy: From the Late Pleistocene to the mid Holocene. Archaeology of the earliest human inhabitants of Scotland's north-west
Dr Karen Hardy: From the Late Pleistocene to the mid Holocene. Archaeology of the earliest human inhabitants of Scotland's north-west

Seminar on Wednesday 28 September 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:39:00 BST

Speakers will be Professor Karen Hardy and Dr Kenny Brophy & colleagues

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Seminar on Wednesday 21 September 2022 at 4pm

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:39:00 BST

Speakers will be Dr Susanna Harris and Dr Kenny Brophy

The environmental archaeology of landscapes and land-use - image reproduced with permission from Steve Forden (copyright)
The environmental archaeology of landscapes and land-use - image reproduced with permission from Steve Forden (copyright)

Programme announced for the conference on environmental archaeology of landscapes and land-use

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:21:00 BST

The conference takes place on 2-4 December 2022

2021 PhD Proposal Competition and Workshop
2021 PhD Proposal Competition and Workshop

2022 PhD Proposal Competition and Workshop

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:40:00 BST

Thinking about doing a PhD in Archaeology and want support in producing a proposal that will be competitive for funding? Read further....

Rowan McLoughlin 'Modelling and understanding cultural change through the millennia’
Rowan McLoughlin 'Modelling and understanding cultural change through the millennia’

Seminar on Wednesday 5 October 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:39:00 BST

Speaker will be Rowan McLaughlin, from Hamilton Inst, Maynooth, Republic of Ireland

Plants, Threads and Textiles
Plants, Threads and Textiles

Public lecture by Dr Susanna Harris as part of the Highland Archaeology Festival

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:38:00 BST

Tuesday 4 October 2022

Antonine wall sculpture 700x300
Antonine wall sculpture 700x300

Paper exploring Renaissance repainting of a Roman relief now available Open Access

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:40:00 BST

Congratulations to Dr Louisa Campbell for her paper in Heritage Science

Karen Hardy's seminar 121022
Karen Hardy's seminar 121022

Seminar on Wednesday 12 October 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:39:00 BST

Speaker will be Professor Karen Hardy

Michael Given et al.
Michael Given et al.

Seminar on Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:39:00 BST

Speaker will be Gareth Beale, Michael Given, Mónica Palmero Fernández, Tessa Poller and Eddie Stewart

An aerial shot of the east quadrangle during graduation
An aerial shot of the east quadrangle during graduation

Dalrymple Lecture Series 2022

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:07:55 BST

8 to 11 November 2021

Rethinking Value from Development-led Archaeology
Rethinking Value from Development-led Archaeology

Seminar on Wednesday 26 October 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:39:00 BST

Speaker will be Sadie Watson

Govan Old
Govan Old

Update on developments at Govan Old

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:48:06 BST

Read all about the excavations which took place in September 2022

Seren Griffiths
Seren Griffiths

Seminar on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:39:00 BST

Speaker will be Dr Seren Griffiths

‘Tollund Man’ by Rose Ferraby; copyright Rose Ferraby; used with permission
‘Tollund Man’ by Rose Ferraby; copyright Rose Ferraby; used with permission

Seminar on Wednesday 9 November 2022 at 4pm

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:39:00 GMT

Speaker will be Mel Giles

Laura MacAtackney’s seminar
Laura MacAtackney’s seminar

Seminar on Wednesday 23 November 2022 at 4pm

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:39:00 GMT

Speaker will be Laura McAtackney

Xiaolin Ren seminar
Xiaolin Ren seminar

Seminar on Wednesday 30 November 2022 - cancelled due to strike action

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:39:00 GMT

Speaker will be Xiaolin Ren

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Antonia THomas 700x300

Seminar on Wednesday 16 November 2022

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:39:00 GMT

Speaker will be Antonia Thomas

Beveled Rim Bowls from Shakhi Kora. Archaeology research led by Professor Claudia Glatz
Beveled Rim Bowls from Shakhi Kora. Archaeology research led by Professor Claudia Glatz

Let them eat stew: University of Glasgow research sheds new light on foodways in the first cities

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT

New research on the Beveled Rim Bowl (BRB), the first mass produced ceramic bowl, shows they contained a variety of foods, but especially meat-based stews or broths.

Bronze Age food vessel discovered in 1980 on Kirkcaldy High Street. Recently conserved and now on display in Moments in Time, Kirkcaldy Galleries
Bronze Age food vessel discovered in 1980 on Kirkcaldy High Street. Recently conserved and now on display in Moments in Time, Kirkcaldy Galleries

Digging Up Kirkcaldy's Bronze Age Stories

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:15:12 GMT

26 November 2022: A programme of short specialist archaeological talks followed by a lunchtime Bronze Age craft drop-in suitable for all ages.

The environmental archaeology of landscapes and land-use - image reproduced with permission from Steve Forden (copyright)
The environmental archaeology of landscapes and land-use - image reproduced with permission from Steve Forden (copyright)

Environmental Archaeology of Landscapes and Land-use conference

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:21:00 BST

From Friday 2 December to Sunday 4 December 2022

The uni tower lit up at night looking south
The uni tower lit up at night looking south

PhD studentship available

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 08:33:00 GMT

Reconstructing biographical and paleoenvironmental data from human dental calculus in late Pleistocene and early holocene populations

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Tile-IceBuilding03

PhD studentship available

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 08:33:00 GMT

The archaeology and ecology of nutritional and medicinal plants from pre-agrarian contexts: Distribution, functional traits and biochemical properties

Vindolanda gladiator glass vessel
Vindolanda gladiator glass vessel

Dr Louisa Campbell has just returned from an epic research fieldtrip across northern England!

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 16:52:19 GMT

She visited several institutions, including Hexham Abbey, Vindolanda Roman Fortress, Corbridge Roman Town and Great North Museum: Hancock

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