07 May 2019

What is an artefact? Resident relationships with Majapahit heritage in Trowulan, Indonesia

Talk by Dr. Tod Jones, Curtin University, Western Australia Australia

Burghfield House, Dornoch. Organised by UHI Centre for History. Contact them for further details, or how to join by videoconferencing, on historyevents@uhi.ac.uk

Dr Jones will talk about  his work with residents of Trowulan, Indonesia -  once the central city of the vast Majapahit maritime empire - and those residents' relationship to Majahapit artefacts.  His talk questions our notions of what an artefact is, and has implications for heritage management.

07 May 2019

The difficulties of dating seaweed-eaters and other archaeological issues

Talk by Magdalena Blanz, PhD Student, Orkney Archaeology Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands.

Inverness College, UHI, 1 Inverness Campus, Inverness, IV2 5NA

Free but tickets needed. See website

Seaweed has been used for food, fertiliser, fuel and much more over thousands of years. But how can archaeologists find out about past diets from bones and teeth? Why does fertilisation make cattle look like cannibals? And what will we use seaweed for in the future?

07 May 2019

Guided tour of Inverness Town House every Tuesday and Thursday between 7th May and 31st October. Tours are at 2 and 3:30pm and last about an hour.

Cost: £7 adults, £4 children. Bookings online or by phoning Inverness Museum on 01349 781730 or in person at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. Meet at Inverness Town House Civic Entrance 10 minutes before the tour starts with proof of purchase.