Launched in 2012, it is now seven years since the national ScARF was created and published online. If you have used or been involved in the creation of any of the ScARF resources since then, we would like to hear from you! We would be grateful if you could take a few moments to complete our short survey. The survey seeks views from all users and contributers of ScARF and will close on the 31st of July. Please share your views to help us plan for the future development of the frameworks!

The survey has now closed

Welcome to Leanne!

We are pleased to welcome Leanne Demay to the team as ScARF Project Officer. Leanne joins us from AOC Archaeology where she was engaged in a range of archaeological fieldwork projects across Scotland.

New Case Study

A new case study with downloadable catalogue has been added to the ScARF website! The Historic Environment Scotland-funded project Tracing the Lines: Uncovering Grooved Ware Trajectories in Neolithic Scotland has created a database of Scottish grooved ware pottery found in Scotland – along with a set of radiocarbon dates newly generated by analysis of carbonised remains. Read all about it here!

Mike Copper examines grooved ware pottery- read about the launch in the June newsletter. © Mike Copper

Upcoming conferences

Perth and Kinross Archaeological Research Framework

Booking is now open for the ‘Priorities in Progress’ conference that will be held at the AK Bell Library in Perth on the 30th August 2019. This conference will present work from the first year of the Perth and Kinross Archaeological Research Framework. There will be talks by the PKARF champions as well as ‘think tank’ workshops to review what we know, where there are gaps and where future research should be directed. This event is free to attend, but booking is essential.

More information about the PKARF project can be found on their website!

Scotland’s Islands Research Framework for Archaeology

We are excited to announce dates for the next event as part of the development of Scotland’s Islands Archaeology Research Framework Project. As we move towards year two work will start to focus on Shetland and to launch the project the SIRFA team are holding a symposium in Lerwick from the 20th – 23rd September.

Find out more on the SIRFA website.

New Project: Scotland’s aDNA Database

A project led by Dr’s Alison Sheridan and Lisa Brown has been ongoing to pull together a list of Scottish archaeological human remains that have been sampled/analysed for DNA analysis. An article about the project and full list has been published in the latest edition of Archaeology Scotland’s DES Volume 19, 2018.

ScARF e-newsletter

Our June newsletter has just been sent out to all our subscribers. Take a look at it here for all the latest ScARF news.

29/05/19

We have new student bursary opportunities! Please see our Student Bursary pages for more details of how to apply for bursaries to help with the costs of attending the Perth and Kinross Archaeological Research Framework Conference ‘Priorities in Progress’ conference and the Scotland’s Islands Research Framework for Archaeology, Shetland Symposium.

29/05/19

Booking is now open for the Perth and Kinross Archaeology Research Framework (PKARF) ‘Priorities in Progress’ Conference.

It takes place on the 30th August 2019 in the AK Bell Library in Perth and is free to attend. Registration is now online at Eventbrite

1/4/19

11/03/19

To celebrate the end of the ScARF Museums project, we are hosting two days of free events at the Discovery Centre, Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire on the 16th and 17th April. Please get in touch to find our more and to secure your place.

04/03/19 

The Perth and Kinross Archaeology Research Framework (PKARF) has a new website! Take a look here to find out more about the project.

Save the date of the 30th August 2019 if you are interested in joining us for the Priorities in Progress conference to be held in Perth. More details will be announced soon.