From conference season and free events to case studies galore – find out about the latest updates from the ScARF team, and have your say in our events survey.

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site: The Antonine Wall is the latest thematic framework to be added to the ScARF website. The Antonine Wall was the most densely defined of the Roman frontier systems, as well as the largest turf-built structure in the Roman Empire.  

The Wall is extremely important for understanding the construction, operation and development of Roman frontiers, as well as the impact of imperial policy on military strategy. Furthermore, it holds an enormous amount of information about the landscape and vegetation at the time of its construction.

This framework explores the importance and current value of this World Heritage site and creating the research agenda is part of the process of helping to understand, sustain, interpret and promote this significant monument in its global, national and local context.

Read the latest news from the ScARF team, including a brand new framework, case study and the beginning of a very exciting project! The full newsletter is available here.

Boyne to Brodgar: Making Monuments, Creating Communities has a new home on the ScARF website!

This is an innovative project, focusing on the Neolithic monuments across Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. These range from the iconic World Heritage Sites of Brú na Bóinne and the Heart of Neolithic Orkney to less well-known henges and timber circles. This international, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral initiative is co-operative, socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable, featuring archaeologists, heritage professionals, educators and community groups, in the UK and Ireland and beyond.

In addition to the previous content, we are delighted to have a new Case Study as part of this framework. Awakening Sleeping Giants explores the value of community engagement on the Isle of Arran and aims both encourage and enable local action that is supported by international and national research frameworks and thematic strategies. 

Read all about our latest exciting updates including our brand new thematic framework, funding announcements and the launch date of the Antonine Wall framework.

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Just in time for the April showers, our newsletter is available now!

Learn more about the SIRFA Symposium and our 10 fantastic bursary recipients, as well as the upcoming SESARF Symposium and the newest frameworks on the horizon for the ScARF website.

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Our March newsletter is now available. Find out our latest updates, including upcoming frameworks, the SIRFA symposium and a brand new ECR Case Study!

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We are currently working on the final stages of the South East Scotland Archaeological Research Framework (SESARF) project, and are hosting a one-day symposium on 20th May 2023 at Augustine United Church, Edinburgh. This event will offer you the chance to be involved in the consultation stage of creating SESARF. There will be opportunities for discussion, questions and feedback relating to the SESARF chapters and research questions. We will explore SESARF through chronological sessions and are keen to hear feedback on the draft chapters of the framework.

Click here to register for the symposium! 

SESARF Survey

The drafts for SESARF’s chronological chapters will be available to view by the end of April. In the meantime, we are looking to capture people’s priorities for future research in the SESARF region. These submissions will help to structure the framework, as well as guiding future research in this area.

Please take part in our short survey to contribute what you believe to be key archaeological research questions for the SESARF area of study (City of Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders), or broader questions that you would like to see addressed or tackled in the future.

About SESARF

SESARF will cover the local authority areas of the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders. It is led by the South East Scotland Archaeology Partnership (SESAP), namely the local archaeology services of East Lothian Council, City of Edinburgh Council, and Scottish Borders Council, and supported by the ScARF project at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. This regional research framework is designed to provide more clarity and regional details than could be discussed in the broader Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF).

Please get in touch if you have any questions about the event or framework. 

One of our ScARF bursary recipients, Lizzie Robertson, has written a Case Study about her PhD research at the University of Glasgow which involves creating and performing immersive audio experiences in highland landscapes, with a particular focus on the archaeology of Glencoe. Lizzie’s work in Glencoe, which was supported by ScARF in 2022, focussed on testing some of her prototypes of audio experiences in their landscape settings.

Read the fascinating Case Study here.

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Our January newsletter is available now! Find out more about the upcoming SIRFA symposium, our EAA Belfast session and the next thematic framework to be added to the ScARF website.

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