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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.
Cragside House and the Anglo-Saxon Site of Maelmin, Northumberland | Saturday, 10th September, 2016 | 8.30am - 8pm |
The coach will leave from outside the Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue at 8.30 a.m. After a brief stop en-route we should arrive at Cragside House, approximately 12 miles south of Alnwick, in time for lunch.
Read more: Second Summer Excursion 2016: Cragside House and the Anglo-Saxon Site of Maelmin
On Thursday, April 21st, 2016, Glasgow Archaeological Society will be hosting a lecture from Alice Blackwell on Scotland’s earliest silver: phase three of the Glenmorangie Research Project 2015–2017.
Glasgow Archaeological Society is planning a three day trip to Ireland next year, from Sunday, 18th June 2017 until Tuesday, 20th June 2017. The travel and accommodation is being arranged by Caledonian Travel, based in Glasgow.
Musselburgh, Tantallon Castle & Preston Mill | Saturday, June 4th, 2016 | 8.30am – 7.30pm
For the Society's first summer excursion of 2016, we will be making a number of stops in Musselburgh, North Berwick, Tantallon Castle, Preston Mill and Phantassie Doocot.
Read more: First Summer Excursion: Musselburgh, Tantallon Castle and Preston Mill
An excavation on the Isle of Coll has uncovered 3,000-year-old swords and spearheads made of bronze. The twelve pieces are thought to have come from at least seven weapons. The items were recovered from what had once been a freshwater loch and they were broken, perhaps on purpose.
Read more: Broken Sword: Excavation of Bronze Age Metalwork on the Isle of Coll