NOSASArchaeologyBlog

Articles from the North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS)

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NOSAS Talk: Archaeological works at South Street, Elgin, Moray with Fion... https://t.co/qtXI8oiGAQ via @YouTube

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Check out Ormaig cup and ring marked panel, Kilmartin by @nosasblog in #3D, #VR or #AR https://t.co/rugAC9SQNa via @sketchfab

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Our next talk on 16th April, the anniversary of #culloden. Full details at https://t.co/q6ko2ndgwO

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NOSAS Talk: Michael Zambon on his research on the Conan Stone, an early ... https://t.co/4sZ5ThSCRO via @YouTube

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Our next talk features Dr Michael Zambon, who has been undertaking research with UHI Archaeology Institute, into the Conan Stone. The Conan Stone is a Pictish cross-slab found by members of NOSAS in 2019. This talk is in Inverness on Thursday 19th March is open to non-members.

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Here is a fantastic talk that Steve Birch gave for us on the Mesolithic shell middens at Tarradale within a national and international perspective. It focuses on the 2017 & 2023 excavations which produced a significant range of antler artefacts. https://t.co/gBYUvs4ORh

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Teanagairn henge at Culbokie is now part of an adopt a monument project with NOSAS and @ArchScot. We have a tidy up day on Sat Nov 15th. Further details at https://t.co/fukqHKp9lB

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We have just completed a week of fantastic archaeology, digging the Loch Achilty crannog with the Nautical Archaeology Society. We opened 3 trenches and found probable structural oak timbers in all of them. Trenches are now backfilled and samples await analysis.

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Holly Young and Ben Elliott of Uhi archaeology looking at John Wombell's amazing Mesolithic cowrie bead mockup at HAF2025

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A new blog post by Archaeologist Steve Worth on a project he is undertaking at Kinloss Abbey in Moray, a 12th C Cistercian monastry. Read about what research, geophys and fieldwalking have revealed so far. https://t.co/XKNQuJrptW

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Here is a detailed new blog post by David Jarman on leisure paths and walks created by Highland estates in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. Findon Estate, on the Black Isle is fleshed out as a case study. https://t.co/DCtynbHTLg

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The henge at Conon Bridge

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A new blog post by Gordon Sleight about ongoing research into Iron Age farming Practices at Clachtoll Broch in Assynt. The broch was excavated by Historic Assynt and AOC Archaeology in 2017. Research is currently being undertaken by Katie Smith https://t.co/MmsWKqOx2o

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And that's a wrap. Day 3 at the Tarradale Barns done. Not sure if we'll be back. Possibly not for another community dig on this site anyway. Thanks to everyone who's volunteered over the last year and a bit!

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Day 2 of our dig at the Tarradale Barns near Muir of Ord and lots of hard work with some heroic shifting of soil and stone. One more day to go!

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Day 1 of our July dig at the Tarradale Barns near Muir of Ord. We continue over the weekend...