Scottish Archaeological Forum
       Scottish Archaeological Forum

Publications

Since 1981, the proceedings of Scottish Archaeological Forum conferences have been published individually and details of these are listed below, most recent first.

Prior to that, between 1969 and 1981, conferences were run annually and the proceedings of each published in a series. These 12 volumes are no longer available for purchase but are held at the University and National Libraries. Details of these volumes are listed below.

Forthcoming publications include the proceedings of Circular Arguments: The Archaeology of Round Houses held in Glasgow, October 1999.


NEW!! Modern Views - Ancient Lands: New work and thought on cultural landscapes

Emma Carver and Olivia Lelong (eds.) 2004, viii+143 pages, ISBN: 1841716553 Scottish Archaeological Forum, British Archaeological Reports, British Series.

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Townships to Farmsteads: rural settlement studies in Scotland, England and Wales
John A. Atkinson, Iain Banks & Gavin MacGregor (eds.) 2000
British Archaeological Reports


The Loved Body's Corruption: Archaeological Contributions to the study of Human Mortality
Jane Downes & Tony Pollard (eds.) 1999
Cruithne Press. ISBN 1 873448 06 6

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Haley, S. Death and after death
Parker-Pearson, M. Fearing and celebrating the dead in southern Madagascar
Downes, J. Cremation: a spectacle and a journey
Pollard, T. The drowned and the saved: archaeological perspectives on the sea as grave
Beattie, O. Sleep by the shores of those icy seas: death and resurrection in the last Franklin exhibition
Bevan, B. The landscape context of the Iron-Age square-barrow burials, East Yorkshire
Stoddard, S., Wysocki, M. & Burgess, G. The articulation of disarticulation: preliminary thoughts on the Brochtorff Circle at Xaghra (Gozo)
Wicker, N.L. Infanticide in late Iron Age Scandinavia
Samson, R. The church lends a hand
Richmond, M. Archaeologia Victoriana: the archaeology of the Victorian funeral
Reeve, J. & Cox, M. Research and our recent ancestors: post-medieval burial grounds
Roberts, C. The modern scourge: reflections on tuberculosis old and new
Boyle, A. A grave disturbance: archaeological perceptions of the recently dead
Kirk, L. & Start, H. Death at the undertakers
Hunter, J.R. The excavation of modern murder


Nationalism and Archaeology
J.A. Atkinson, I. Banks & J.O'Sullivan (eds.) 1996
Cruithen Press. ISBN 1 873448 11 2

Banks, I. Archaeology, nationalism and ethnicity
Hingley, R. The shared moral purposes of two empires and the origins of Romano-British archaeology
Tierney, M. The nation, nationalism and national identity
Mac Giolla Chriost, D. Northern Ireland: culture clash and archaeology
Dennell, R. Nationalism and identity in Britain and Europe
Stout, M. Emyr Estyn Evans and northern Ireland: the archaeology and geography of a new state
Pluciennik,M. A perilous but necessary search: archaeology and European identities
Boreland, D. Anglophobes and Anglophiles: some early accounts of Ireland
Atkinson, J.A. National identity and material culture: decoding the Highland myth
Ross, R. Henri Pirennne and the legitimisation of Belgium
Clarke, D.V. Presenting a national perspective of prehistory and early history in the Museum of Scotland
Gillberg, A. & Karlsson, H. The use of the past in identity creation: the quest for a Swedish history; exhibition, 1994
Sharples, N. Nationalism or internationalism: the problematic Scottish experience
Quinn, M. Reading the swastika, constructing the symbol
Turner, V. Beloved Thule: Shetland at the centre
Mouliou, M. Ancient Greece, its classical heritage and the modern Greeks: aspects of nationalism in museum exhibitions
Breeze, D.J. Archaeological nationalism as defined by law in Britain
Dolukhanov, P.V. Archaeology and nationalism in totalitarian and post-totalitarian Russia


Beyond the Brochs: changing perspectives on the Later Iron Age in Atlantic Scotland
Ian Armit (ed.) 1990
Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0 7486 0197 X

Harding, DW. Changing perspectives in the Atlantic Iron Age
Lane, A. Hebridean Pottery: Problems of definition, chronology, presence and absence
Hedges, J.W. Surveying the foundations: life after brochs
Nieke, M.R. Fortifications in Argyll: Retrospect and future prospect
Smith, B. New insights into Later Iron Age settlement in the north
Foster, S.M. Pins, combs, and the chronology of Later Atlantic Iron Age settlement
Armit, I. Brochs and Beyond in the Western Isles
Hunter, J.R. Pool, Sanday: a case for the Late Iron Age and Viking periods
Harding, D.W. & Armit, I. Survey and excavation in west Lewis
Armit, I. Epilogue: The Atlantic Scottish Iron Age


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 12 (1981)
Agricola's Campaigns in Scotland
Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0 85224 418 5

Dobson, B. Agricola's life and career
Keppie, L. Mons Graupius: the search for a battlefield
Breeze, D.J. Agricola the builder
Frere, S.S. The Flavian frontier in Scotland
Maxwell, G. Agricola's campaigns: the evidence of the temporary camps
Hanson, W.S. & Macinnes, L. Forests, forts and fields: a discussion
Hanson, W.S. Agricola on the Forth-Clyde isthmus
Ogilvie, R.M. Envoi
Maxfield, V. The Flavian fort at Camelon


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 11 (1981)
Archaeology and Early Technology in Scotland
Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0 85224 398 7

Slater, E.A. & Kenworthy, J.B. Archaeology and Early Technology in Scotland: Present problems and future prospects
Shepherd, I.A.G. Bronze Age jet working in North Britain
Ritchie, P.R. Rocks as raw material for Early Scottish settlers
Manning, W.H. Native and Roman metalwork in northern Britain: A question of origins and influences
Howell, J.M. The typology of Scottish stone axes
Dore, J.N. Flavian coarse pottery in Northern Britain
Hope, R. Aspects of microwear analysis of stone tools
Gillies, W. The craftsman in early Celtic literature
Wickham-Jones, C. Flaked stone technology in Northern Britain


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 10 (1980)
Settlements in Scotland 1000 BC - AD 1000
Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0 85224 363 4

Welfare, H. Jigsaw Puzzle and Dustbin: Air photography and the Iron Age in Southern Scotland
Jobey, G. Unenclosed platforms and settlements of the later second millenniumBC in northern Britain
Ralston, I. The Green Castle and the promontory forts of north-east Scotland
Reynolds, N. Dark Age timber halls and the background to excavation at Balbridie
Alcock, L. & Alcock, E. Scandinavian settlement in the Inner Hebrides: recent research on place-names and in the field
Stevenson, J. & Ralston, I. Introduction
Shepherd, I. Archaeological aerial photography
Clarke, D. Models and research priorities in Scottish Iron Age studies


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 9 (1979)
Early Man in the Scottish Landscape
Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0 85224 352 9

Caseldine, C.J. Early land clearance in south-east Perthshire
Dickson, J.H. The botany of brochs
Evans, J.G. The palaeo-environment of coastal blown-sand deposits in western and northern Britain
Gemmell, A.M.D. Developments in the study of the Buchan flint deposits
Edwards, K.J. Environmental impact in the Prehistoric Period
Edwards, K.J. & Ralston, I. Archaeology and environment in Scotland: at the cross-roads
Mellars, P. Excavation and economic analysis of Mesolithic shell-middens on the island of Oronsay (Hebrides)
Whittington, G. The archaeologist and the environment


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 8 (1977)
The Archaeology of Industrial Scotland
Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0 85224 317 0

Hay, G.D. Work of the Royal Commission and the National Monuments Record in the field of industrial archaeology
Walker, B. The influence of fixed farm machinery on farm building design in eastern Scotland in the late 18th and 19th centuries
Hyde, E. Local authorities and industrial archaeology; an outline of the present position
Hague, D.B. Scottish lights
Swinbank, P. Wanlockhead: the maps, the documents, the relics and the confusion
Hume, J.R. Scottish suspension bridges
Denholm, P.C. Pottery excavations: their problems and products


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 7 (1976)
The Romans in Scotland

Robertson, A.S. Agricola's campaigns in Scotland, and their aftermath
Gillam, J.P. Possible changes in plan in the course of the construction of the Antonine wall
Wilson, D.R. Air-reconnaissance and Roman military antiquities in Britain
Keppie, L.J.F. The distance slabs from the Antonine Wall: some problems
Maxwell G.S. Casus Belli: Native pressures and Roman policy
Breeze, D.J. The abandonment of the Antonine wall: it date and implications


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 6 (1975)
Norsemen and Normans

Crawford, I.A. Scot(?), Norseman and Gael
Simpson, G.G. & Webster, B. Charter evidence and the distribution of mottes in Scotland
Graham-Campbell, J. A preliminary note on certain small-finds of Viking-Age date from the Udal excavations, North Uist
Talbot, E. Early Scottish castles of earth and timber - recent fieldwork and excavation
Ritchie, A. Pict and Norseman in Northern Scotland
Stewart, M. & Tabraham, C.J. Excavations at Barton Hill, Kinnaird, Perthshire
Talbot, E. Scandinavian fortification in the British Isles
Morrison, A. Some prehistoric sites in Scotland with Medieval occupation


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 5 (1974)
Problems of Celtic and Northern English Monastic Settlements

Kelly, M.J. Monastic sites in the west of Ireland
Lamb, R.G. Coastal settlements of the north
Hague,D.B. Some Welsh evidence
Burrow, I.C.G. Tintagel - some problems
Reece, R. Recent work on Iona
Cramp, R. Anglo-Saxon monasteries of the north
Macdonald, A. Two major early monasteries of Scottish Dalriata: Lismore and Eigg
Rhatz, P. Monasteries as settlements
Dunbar, J.G. & Fisher, I. Sgòr nam Ban-Naomha ('Cliff of the Holy Women'), Isle of Canna
Radford, C.A.R. Summary and discussion


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 4 (1973)

Ritchie, J.N.G. & MacLaren, A. Ring-cairns and related monuments in Scotland
Lynch, F. Ring-cairns and related monuments in Wales
Kenworthy, J.B. Ring-cairns in the north east
Simpson, D.D.A. & Thawley, J.E. Single grave art in Britain
Burl, A. Stone circles and ring-cairns
Feachem, R.W. Berms, banks, ditches and platforms associated with barrows in Scotland
Stevenson, R.B.K. Circular enclosures at Rullion Green, Midlothian
Piggott, S. A note on climatic deterioration in the first millennium BC in Britain
Peltenburg, E.J. Culcharron Cairn, Benderloch, Argyll
Lunt, D.A. The dentition in studies of skeletal material from archaeological sites
Sturdy, D. A ring-cairn in Levens Park, Westmorland
Clarke, D.V. Projecting ring-headed pins and spiral rings from North Uist


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 3 (1971)

Fairhurst, H. Kilphedir and hut circle sites in northern Scotland
Clarke, D.V. Small finds in the Atlantic Province: problems of approach
Taylor, D.B. Excavations at Hurly Hawkin, Angus
Mackie, E.W. Some aspects of the transition from the Bronze- to Iron-using periods in Scotland
Greig, C.J. Excavations at Cullykhan, Castle Point, Troup, Banffshire
McKerrell, H. Some aspects of the accuracy of C14 dating


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 2 (1970)

Manby, T.G. Long barrows of Northern England: structural and dating evidence
Jobey, G. Early settlement and topography in the Border counties
Henshall, A.S. The long cairns of eastern Scotland
Maxwell, G. Early rectilinear enclosures in the Lothians
Ritchie, A. Palisaded sites in north Britain : their context and affinities
Daniels, C. Problems of the Roman Northern Frontier
Mackie, I.E. The Hownam Culture: a rejoinder to Ritchie


Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 1 (1969)

Morrison, I.A. Some problems in correlating archaeological material and old shorelines
Maxwell, G. Duns and forts - a note on some Iron Age monuments of the Atlantic Province
Corcoran, J.X.W.P. Multi-period chambered cairns
MacKie, E.W. The historical context of the origin of the brochs
McInnes, I.J. A Scottish Neolithic pottery sequence
Small, A. Burghead
Ritchie, J.N.G. Shields in North Britain in the Iron Age
Laing, L.R. Medieval Settlement Archaeology in Scotland

 

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