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25 August 2017
Starts: 09:30
Ends: 16:30
VALHALLA! CONFERENCE
Wild Women, Strong Ale and the Walking Dead
INVERNESS TOWN HOUSE
FRIDAY 25th AUGUST 2017
9.30am – 4.30pm
£25 (packed lunch included)
Chair – Dr Victoria Whitworth
Speakers:
Dr Stephen Harrison, Glasgow University
Wild Women and Ancient Landscapes – Rethinking Scottish Viking Graves
Dr Alexandra Sanmark, Centre for Nordic Studies, UHI Kirkwall
The Assembly in Norse Society – with some examples from Scotland
Dr Steve Ashby, Archaeology Department, York University
Into the Melting Pot: Food and Identity in the Viking Age
Andrea Blendl, Centre for Nordic Studies, UHI, Kirkwall
Women’s identities in the Norse diaspora – the runic evidence
Dr Clare Downham, Institute of Irish Studies, Liverpool
Viking Zombies
To Book:
Please contact: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Tel. 01463 237114 or email: inverness.museum@highlifehighland.com
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25 August 2017
Final season of the excavations at the vitrified Iron Age hillfort of Dun Deardail.
Further information about the project on the Nevis Landscape Partnership website http://www.nevislandscape.co.uk/local/projects/index.php?projectID=13
For volunteering or general enquiries, please contact Martin Cook (martin.cook@aocarchaeology.com) and inform the team of your availability.
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25 August 2017
Excavations continue at the important Pictish site of Rhynie. The latest news about the project, and where volunteering opportunities should be announced, is at Northern Picts Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups
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