unexpected primary sources for Higher/Advanced Higher History
At this level, learners are to use primary sources. Scotland’s heritage sector showcases lots of these, such as:
Britain from Above
This Britain from Above website features 95,000 aerial photographs of Britain, dating from 1919-1953. The images come from the *Aerofilms collection, and were digitised and made public during the four-year Britain from Above project.
Explore the collection of photographs to see how life changed over time in Britain by using the galleries or use the search button to find photos from a particular area – each record is linked to Ordnance Survey pin, and shows the map underneath the photo, so you can zoom in and out of the area
- *Read about Aerofilms Collection here
- Watch a film on the Aerofilms company, where so many of the images in the collection come from
- See what legacy the Britain from Above project created
CANMORE
Canmore contains more than 320,000 records and 1.3 million catalogue entries for archaeological sites, buildings, industry and maritime heritage across Scotland. Compiled and managed by Historic Environment Scotland, Canmore contains information and collections from all its survey and recording work, as well as from a wide range of other organisations, communities and individuals who are helping to enhance this national resource.
SCRAN
SCRAN “hosts over 490,000 amazing, fully-captioned images, sounds and videos from over 300 museums, galleries, and archives including the V&A, National Galleries of Scotland, Glasgow Museums and The Scotsman. Search the whole resource base for free using the search box at top right: subscribers can log-in and get full free access to all our materials and great tools including Stuff and Create”.
Object handling boxes
Several organisations, such as Archaeology Scotland, Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands and the University of St Andrews, all have artefact handling kits that groups can borrow – all can be found here. Another place find these is your local museum and local authority area library service – both of these often have handling kit available for educators.
Read about how one learner used Archaeology Scotland’s kits for her Advanced Higher History here.
Posted by: Rebecca Boyde, Youth Engagement Officer, Archaeology Scotland
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