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News in 2017

Ben Lawers: An Archaeological Landscape in Time

Ben Lawers: An Archaeological Landscape in Time posted January 2017

Research by GUARD Archaeology has just been published, presenting the results of the Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project, a multi-disciplinary project carried out between 1996 and 2005 in the Central Highlands of Scotland.

Discovery of Lost Dark Age Kingdom In Galloway

Discovery of Lost Dark Age Kingdom In Galloway posted January 2017

Archaeological research led by GUARD Archaeology has just been published which reveals the location of a hitherto lost early medieval kingdom that was once pre-eminent in Scotland and Northern England.

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Metal Detecting in Scotland posted January 2017

A new report by GUARD Archaeology, undertaken on behalf of Treasure Trove Unit (TTU) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES), outlines extent of metal detecting in Scotland for the first time.

Excavation of a post-medieval inn at Wilkhouse, Sutherland

Excavation of a post-medieval inn at Wilkhouse, Sutherland posted February 2017

GUARD Archaeology will soon be undertaking an excavation in partnership with Clyne Heritage Societyand the University of Glasgow at the site of an inn just north of Brora in Sutherland.

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Student Placements at GUARD Archaeology posted February 2017

As a Chartered Institute for Archaeologists Registered Organisation we not only take very seriously the training of our own staff, all of whose training needs are assessed via an annual skills audit, personal development plans and a continuing professional development log...

Discovery of Rare Bronze Age Weapon Hoard

Discovery of Rare Bronze Age Weapon Hoard posted February 2017

GUARD Archaeologists have recently recovered a very rare and internationally significant hoard of metalwork that is a major addition to Scottish Late Bronze Age archaeology.

People, Plants, Medicine and Lore

People, Plants, Medicine and Lore posted March 2017

GUARD Archaeology will be revisiting the battlefield of Bannockburn this year, assisting the National Trust for Scotland’s People, Plants, Medicine and Lore Project at the Bannockburn Battlefield Centre.

Uncovering an ancient face from Pictland

Uncovering an ancient face from Pictland posted June 2017

In 1986, a long cist burial was uncovered at Bridge of Tilt near Blair Atholl in the Highlands. The cist contained the skeleton of a man who had died in his forties. Analyses of his bones suggested that he was used to hard work. The burial was dated to 340 –615 AD and is one of the earliest Pictish graves found so far.

Abbots, Kings and Lost Harbours

Abbots, Kings and Lost Harbours posted August 2017

Newly published GUARD Archaeology research into the harbour of Cambuskenneth Abbey near Stirling reveals a surprisingly intact medieval stone-built structure on the edge of the Forth along with a significant assemblage of medieval pottery, metalwork and other materials.

Prehistoric settlement and ritual activities at Barassie, South Ayrshire

Prehistoric settlement and ritual activities at Barassie, South Ayrshire posted August 2017

Between 2008 and 2012 archaeological excavations at Barassie near Troon revealed Mesolithic pits, early Neolithic structures, middle to late Neolithic pits, and Bronze Age pits and boundary ditches. The results of these excavations were recently published and expands our knowledge of prehistoric settlement along the west coast of central Scotland.

The complex history of a rural medieval building in Aberdeenshire

The complex history of a rural medieval building in Aberdeenshire posted September 2017

Newly published research by GUARD Archaeology has revealed the complex history of a turf and stone-built medieval building. Sherds of pottery obtained from the floor of the structure suggest it was in use during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries AD...

Paisley Abbey Wee Dig

Paisley Abbey Wee Dig posted September 2017

GUARD Archaeology Ltd are returning to Paisley Abbey on 18 September 2017.

Unearthing an ancient house in Ayrshire

Unearthing an ancient house in Ayrshire posted September 2017

Archaeologists from GUARD Archaeology Ltd, working for Scottish Water, have uncovered the remains of one of the earliest houses in East Ayrshire...

Relieving Floods, Revealing History: Early Prehistoric Activity at Knocknagael

Relieving Floods, Revealing History: Early Prehistoric Activity at Knocknagael posted October 2017

Research undertaken by GUARD Archaeology, published in Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports, has revealed how prehistoric occupation of the Scottish Highlands changed over millennia.

Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders Archaeology Conference 2017

Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders Archaeology Conference 2017 posted November 2017

GUARD Archaeology are pleased to be sponsoring this year’s Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders Archaeology Conference on Saturday 18 November 2017, to be held at Queen Margaret University in Musselburgh...

GUARD Archaeology nominated for 2018 Current Archaeology Award

GUARD Archaeology nominated for 2018 Current Archaeology Award posted December 2017

The results of one of GUARD Archaeology’s community archaeology projects, undertaken with the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society has been nominated in the Research Project of the Year category in the 2018 Current Archaeology Awards.