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Continuing Glasgow Archaeological Society's programme of guest lectures into 2017, we are pleased to welcome Professor Trevor Watkins, who will giving his talk "Re-thinking the Neolithic: the Clash between Old Ideas and New Ideas and New Data" on Thursday, January 19th, 2017, at 7.30pm in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow.
This year's 2016/17 Dalrymple Lecture Series is being delivered by Professor Roger Stalley on Ireland and the art of stone carving in early medieval Europe, beginning on Monday, November 14, 2016, at 6.30pm in the Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow (corner of Gibson Street and University Avenue).
We are pleased to announce the official book launch of one of our very own members Susan Hunter, who is releasing her new title, The Farmlands of Eaglesham and the Orry this week on Wednesday, October 19th 2016 at the Eglinton Arms Hotel in Eaglesham, starting at 6.30pm.
Read more: Book launch: The Farmlands of Eaglesham and the Orry
Volume 39 of the Scottish Archaeological Journal is on schedule to be published in March 2017. It will contain several book and museum reviews along with information on the 2017 Dalrymple Lectures on the archaeology of Roman Sicilly.
Read more: Forthcoming: Scottish Archaeological Journal Volume 39
Thursday, October 20th 2016 marks the inaugural talk of Glasgow Archaeological Society's 2016-2017 lecture series.
Read more: Lecture: Waterloo Uncovered: The Archaeology of The Battle that Shaped Europe
Not many people these days have heard of Christian Maclagan (1811-1901) who lived in Stirling and is buried in the old town cemetery: she was Scotland’s first female archaeologist and she is often credited with being one of the first people to undertake modern excavation.