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On May 24th 2014, the Glasgow School of Art suffered a devastating fire, which rose from basement to the second floor roof, and destroyed, almost completely, one of the "finest rooms in the world"...
Read more: February's Lecture: Reconstructing Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art
Following an international appeal to raise the £1.98 million needed to secure the Galloway Hoard for the National Museums Scotland (NMS) on behalf of the nation, the target has been reached with two weeks to spare before the deadline.
Over the last four years work has been progressing at Burnswark Hill in east Dumfriesshire to re-investigate previous assumptions about this enigmatic site which consists of a 17 acre Iron Age Hillfort straddled by two very unusual Roman camps.
In September 2014 metal detectorists working on land in Galloway discovered the largest hoard of Viking objects found in Scotland for over 150 years, and called in the Council’s archaeologist to excavate it.
Read more: GAS Lecture: Excavating the Galloway Viking Hoard
In 2014, a metal detectorist discovered the richest collection of Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland. Now, National Museums Scotland are campaigning to raise the £1.98 million needed to keep the Galloway Hoard for the nation. You can help!
Glasgow Archaeological Society is pleased to announce our lecture programme for the coming season. Here are some dates for your diary: