Bruce Mann

Thank you for the missives @tagishsimon.bsky.social !! Updates will be made to the records accordingly!

Most read in HGR:
'Looking Up for prehistoric hunter-gatherer archaeological sites in mountain landscapes in Europe' by @arctic-glacial.bsky.social, @diggermann.bsky.social, @graemewarren.bsky.social et al.
Read it #OpenAccess: bit.ly/HGR-EUR
@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @dstibbardhawkes.bsky.social

Get creative by taking part in a competition to explain what the mysterious Neolithic Carved Stone Balls were used for. The competition is free, there are prizes, and the closing date is 19/09/2025 - see imagination-works.uk/competition/ for details and the online entry #pubarch #archaeology

The Later Prehistoric Finds Group Promoting the Study of Bronze Age and Iron Age Finds in Britain and Europe

The Later Prehistoric Finds Group (LPFG) have made the leap over to Bluesky!

Follow us if you are interested in Later Prehistoric Finds!

You can find our website here: laterprehistoricfinds.com

#Archaeology #LaterPrehistory @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social

Photo of a group of people standing around a person in an archaeological trench who is talking; they are in a valley with mountains in the background

"Recently, there’s been a push to restore, reforest and rewild some of [Scotland's Highland & Island] landscapes" 🌲

@eddiecstewart.bsky.social explains how through archaeology we can challenge imagined “wild” pasts while still responding to the climate crisis: www.digitscotland.com/a-people-les...

Several excavated stones, including a circular one with a hole in it

NEW SAIR: Prehistoric and Medieval Activity at Grantown Road, Forres, Morayshire

Read the latest Scottish Archaeological Internet Report, our open access peer-reviewed journal of excavations and large-scale surveys conducted in Scotland: journals.socantscot.org/index.php/sa...

Archaeology, wellbeing, enthusiastic volunteers, the Aberdeenshire countryside and the chance to learn about the Mesolithic - see below for more details of this event being delivered by one of our amazing groups in the region. #pubarch

Dunnideer Hillfort, near the village of Insch in Aberdeenshire.

Dunnideer Hillfort, near the village of Insch in Aberdeenshire. The fort is Iron Age in date, with the remains of a 13th-century tower within its ramparts. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #Prehistory #Aberdeenshire #Archaeology

In case you have missed it, the new #EAC guidelines on #LiDAR in #archaeology have now been published. It was a real joy to be a small part of the team who contributed to this, and a true pan-European collaborative endeavour!

Available at zenodo.org/records/1460...

A red brick and concrete structure, part of the WWII coastal defences, is slowly emerging out of a sand dune.

The sands are shifting once again along the Aberdeenshire coastline, this time exposing a previously unknown WWII coastal defence structure in the sands at Foveran, Newburgh. Not sure if a pillbox or something else. Thanks to the member of the public for taking the time to report it #archaeology

Nice coffee and visit to Mill of Benholm - worth a visit such a lovely location millofbenholm.scot

Digital, aerial view of a square structure

"If we tried to save every archaeological site, we would never build anything new again" 🚧

What happens when sites are found through development? And why aren't all discoveries made through developer-led archaeology saved? @diggermann.bsky.social explains: www.digitscotland.com/what-happens...

Great demonstration why we have a PhD advertised on coastal erosion at coastal forts. Pic left shows erosion scar on grass where a huge section of cultural deposits beneath are beginning to slump into sea. Pic Right shows more erosion @drtobydriver.bsky.social @diggermann.bsky.social

Call For Papers - 2025 Archaeological Research in Progress Conference  - Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is delighted to invite proposals for papers for our upcoming Archaeological Research in Progress (ARP) conference.  The Conference   The ARP conference is a one-...

The annual Archaeological Research in Progress Conference (ARP), will be in Edinburgh, Sat 3 May 2025. The programme will reflect the most exciting, new and important archaeological research across Scotland.
The call for papers is open now, you can find out more @ www.socantscot.org/uncategorize...

Current Archaeology Awards - Current Archaeology Voting has now opened for the Current Archaeology Awards! Which people, projects and publications deserve recognition?

Pioneering spirit: Exploring the archaeology and history of The Glenlivet whisky is shortlisted for Current Archaeology’s Research Project of the Year. This includes work in Aberdeenshire!

Voting is now open archaeology.co.uk/vote-now and I ask that you support this excellent project by the NTS

A 19th century hand drawn plan and section of the newly discovered site.

A photograph from inside of the curving, underground structure showing rough stones forming the walls, modern gravel over the earthen floor, and large stone slabs forming the roof.

A nice Friday distraction for you - a snapshot from inside the Culsh Souterrain #Aberdeenshire These Iron Age structures, largely sitting underground, are were probably used for storing food and other goods. This example, emptied in 1850AD by the local farmer, is 10.4m long, 1.8m wide and 1.7m high.

In 1846 Frederick Douglass addressed over 70 meetings in Scotland. From 15 January we will begin once more posting about each one on their anniversary, with links to the full texts of newspaper reports of them.

Hello! TAFAC has migrated to Bluesky. We'd like to announce our new journal for 2024 (TAFAJ 30) was published in December and you can read it online for free, along with loads of other journals from past years. Please enjoy - for free www.tafac.org.uk/category/pub...

Noble and Evans have done a book called ‘Picts: Scourge of Rome, Rulers of the North’ which is the best summary of what we know for this period. Also worth following @northernpicts.bsky.social for the latest finds.

Enclosure at the bottom of the pic, two roundhouses in the middle with a souterrain leading from between the two of them off to the right, and either a roundhouse or an enclosure at the top. Various clearance cairns in the wider landscape, track on the left running top to bottom.

Here's a little festive present to you all. A wintry aerial photo of New Kinord, Dinnet #Aberdeenshire showing the snow-clad stone footings of an Iron Age settlement. The remains are a mixture of roundhouses, enclosures, and a souterrain (a form of semi-underground structure, probably for storage).

The stone paved and walled entrance way through the walls of the fort surrounding the Mither Tap on Bennachie, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Looking out from the hill, the flat landscape down below shows a patchwork of green and brown fields, and pockets of dark green tree plantations. A cloudy sky with a hint of blue behind is above, the horizon is hazy in the far distance.

Looking out from the main entrance way of the Early Medieval hillfort which surrounds the striking granite tor of the Mither Tap, Bennachie in #Aberdeenshire Recent excavations by @northernpicts.bsky.social has started to reveal just how important this Pictish stonghold was at the time. #archaeology

A nice gothic lattice railing around the family plot of the Revd Andrew Jamieson Milne (1831-1906); minister at Fyvie for 36 years and a former Moderator of the Kirk.

Railings on a low stone wall around the grave of William Gordon (d. 1847) and a memorial to his parents General William Gordon of Fyvie and Isobel Black.

The row of cast-iron grave enclosures along the south wall of Fyvie Kirk.

For #IronworkThursday, here’s a fine row of grave enclosures along the south wall of the Kirk at Fyvie, Aberdeenshire.

Enjoy a selection of medieval faces from Elgin Cathedral #Moray #Scotland The skill of the stone masons never ceases to impress me, especially as these carvings would have been so high up that most people at the time wouldn’t have fully appreciated the level of detail. #Archaeology

Photograph of 'The Serpent Stone' at Newton House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, by B Diveri, 1901

The rusty shell of the boat lies within deep grass before it is moved.

The conserved boat sitting on a custom wooden stand above a blue carpet as now displayed in the Garioch Heritage Centre.

#FindsFriday Known about for years, this early 19thC iron-plate boat, 4.8m long, was finally rescued in 2022, conserved and now displayed in Garioch Heritage Centre, Inverurie #Aberdeenshire Research shows it's an incredibly rare example of an ice-breaker used on the former Inverurie-Aberdeen Canal.

Slavery, Colonialism and Civic Culture: The Development of Philanthropic Institutions in North East Scotland | Northern Scotland This article explores the links between the development of civic culture, philanthropic endeavours, and the proceeds of enslavement and colonialism in North East Scotland. Assessment of the financial ...

Thanks to the various people who've followed in the past few days. Anyone interested in my research can find a recent article here: www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...

Thanks for thinking of me Fiona!

A small rounded object which looks like a stone (but is the grenade) lying amongst rough sand, grit, beach pebbles and shells having just been exposed by digging.

Metal detectorists range from good to bad. My recent extremes include ones illegally digging on a scheduled castle site through to a very responsible one who identified and reported for disposal a WWI No 15 ball grenade (see image below!) found on a beach. Most are doing the right thing thankfully.