27 February 2022

A weekend of free, online talks sponsored by Current Archaeology. All talks are pre-recorded, and then uploaded to the Current Archaeology YouTube channel. Talks can then be viewed in whatever order you wish. For details see their website

Programme: 

Cladh Hallan’s roundhouses Professor Mike Parker Pearson

Trellyffaint and uncovering dairy farming in Neolithic Wales Dr George Nash

Iron Age coins in Britain: new advances through Linked Open DataDr Courtney Nimura

Flipping the Script on Colonial Narratives: Replicating Roman Reliefs on the Antonine Wall Dr Louisa Campbell

Roman Richborough Tony Wilmott

Bridge over troubled water: the Roman finds from the River Tees at Piercebridge in context Professor Hella Eckardt and Dr Philippa Walton

Monasteries in the Viking Age: Iona after AD 800 Dr Adrián Maldonado

Rediscovering Fountains Abbey through conservation technology Mark Newman

Airfields and their potential for study Dr Robert Clarke

Visualising Iron Age Shetland Dr Li Sou

Prehistoric diets in the Southern Levant Dr Shyama Vermeersch

The archaeology of Japan Professor Simon Kaner

Beginning Beyond Notability: excavating the archives for women in archaeology, history, and heritage in Britain 1870-1950 Dr Amara Thornton

Playing the past: the archaeology of football and its social benefits Dr Paul Murtagh

Visualising Dunhuang Dr Dora C Y Ching

Conserving Stonehenge: the most major works on the sarsen lintels since the 1950s Dr Heather Sebire

Roman Libarna Dr Katherine Huntley

The first pharaohs Professor Aidan Dodson

1942: Britain at the brink Taylor Downing

Mutiny in the Duchy: an American uprising in Second World War EnglandKate Werran

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27 February 2022

Starts: 11:00

Guided Walk to Clachtoll Broch, led by Finn Valentine of Historic Assynt. Meet at Clachtoll Beach Car Park. If there are weather concerns, contact assyntman@gmail.com or 01571 833283 to see if the event will go ahead.

Part of Coigach & Living Landscape mini festival.

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27 February 2022

Starts: 02:00
Ends: 04:00

From Brochs to Butterflies

Free drop in event at Lochinver Hall with HIstoric Assynt and Assynt Field Club looking at local heritage and wildlife. Replica finds from the broch, refreshments, musics, with a selection of books for sale. For details see Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape website 

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