{"id":1574,"date":"2020-09-15T12:53:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T12:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2020-09-15T12:53:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T12:53:06","slug":"the-first-foresters-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/2020\/09\/15\/the-first-foresters-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Foresters  &#8211; Forestry and Land Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-66f10d00-a027-4c09-af35-84fd1dc2b40d\">an inspirational blend of archaeological discussion, creative indoor activities and practical outdoor learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-38923fdd-71f3-4ba0-99e7-7a672969eb06\">Resource Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/forestryandland.gov.scot\/what-we-do\/biodiversity-and-conservation\/historic-environment-conservation\/learning\/the-first-foresters\">The First Foresters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-e75bcae1-fc64-447b-8cb9-d08c9b27344b\">This beautifully illustrated booklet links today\u2019s native woodlands, the ancient wildwood of the past and the Neolithic pioneers who ventured into it, and is a fresh take on the presentation and interpretation of our ancient past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-5e77a3a0-fd84-4b6d-ad52-a4e5c25e7808\">It is aimed at anyone interested in our native woodlands. It was developed for learners at CfE Level 2 and is suitabel for home education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-2e2c7b69-77dc-49c7-aebc-9bc9ab5cc2a7\">The authors wanted to step beyond the familiar stone circles of Scotland\u2019s prehistory to explore the archaeology of our lost timber halls and timber circles. Using quotes spread throughout the text \u2013 different voices to emphasise key ideas \u2013 we drew on the work of leading archaeologists to describe a very different Neolithic \u2013 one not of stone but of wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-b3f4428e-bb35-46d9-a8f1-90563729d5d6\">Kim Biddulph and Matt Ritchie wrote\u00a0<em>The First Foresters <\/em>for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forestryandland.gov.scot\/\">Forestry and Land Scotland<\/a> in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/\">Archaeology Scotland<\/a>. Published by Forestry and Land Scotland 2019 (c) Crown Copyright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"block-c9cdff21-10f5-4fad-aa5d-56ebcb436744\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FLS-logo-linear-downloadable-png-1024x180.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is FLS-logo-linear-downloadable-png-1024x180.png\" width=\"512\" height=\"90\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-c8e6f2d4-39c4-4d0b-b0ea-b96f7646664a\"><strong>Forestry and Land Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forestry and Land Scotland | Head Office | 1 Highlander Way | Inverness Business Park | Inverness | IV2 7GB | t: 0300 067 6000                                        e: <a href=\"mailto:enquiries@forestryandland.gov.scot\">enquiries@forestryandland.gov.scot<\/a> | w: <a href=\"https:\/\/forestryandland.gov.scot\/\">https:\/\/forestryandland.gov.scot\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-493456a8-d814-4b39-b5bc-1e38462fe637\">The Heritage Resources Portal is an\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Archaeology Scotland\u00a0<\/a>initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-7bcde7e9-990e-4964-b557-e7ebf9e4089e\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/AS-Typography-RGB-300x107.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is AS-Typography-RGB-300x107.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"54\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-d5a06027-e9d4-4834-915c-924f9f0095fe\">Funded by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/\" target=\"_blank\">Historic Environment Scotland<\/a>&nbsp;towards realising&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/archaeologystrategy.scot\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scotland\u2019s Archaeology Strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-7f7fc9d7-d825-4225-9e88-19f7169718e5\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/FULL-COLOUR-horizontal-1024x164.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is FULL-COLOUR-horizontal-1024x164.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"41\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-a154f968-cb0e-4119-861c-8b790e073ee3\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/SAS_logo.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; 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