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The Heritage Hero Awards are a wider achievement award, designed exclusively for history, heritage, and archaeology projects. Breaking down barriers …

Artefact Investigation Kits We have five Artefact Investigation Kits containing real and replica artefacts. The kits come with information about …

Attainment through Archaeology (AtA) aims to engage and connect young people with their local heritage, raising aspirations for work and …

Welcome to Scottish Archaeology Month (SAM)! Taking place every September and building on more than 30 years of success, Scottish …

Stobs Camp Due to its extraordinary level of preservation Stobs Camp, approximately 4 miles south of Hawick in the Scottish …

Archaeology Scotland’s 2026 Summer School That’s a Wrap – Summer School 2026! This year we hosted our annual wonderful Archaeology …

Homeland Argyll and Bute was an innovative collaborative project linking rural communities with our national festival, Scottish Archaeology Month and …

You are Invited! As part of our 75th anniversary celebrations we are planning a special family orientated free event for …

There are well over 200,000 archaeological and historic sites in Scotland, most of which are in rural areas. Only 6% …

Scotland’s historic gravestones are a rich part of the nation’s heritage, yet exposure to time and the elements mean that …

Scotland’s role in the First World War was significant and, as we learn more about the conflict and the archaeological …

‘Women at War’ is a collaborative community engagement project developed by Archaeology Scotland. The project aims to support volunteers in …

As 2015 was the 300th anniversary of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion, including the Battle of Sheriffmuir, our project aimed to …

The From the Ground Up project, which ran until March 2015, allowed our established journal – Discovery and Excavation in …

Resourcing Scotland’s Heritage was a three year partnership initiative with Arts & Business Scotland, Archaeology Scotland, Built Environment Forum Scotland, …

The Volunteer Outreach Project ran from January 2009 – July 2011 and provided hands-on archaeology learning sessions across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Bringing people together to celebrate archaeology and history, the bi-ennial Scottish Archaeology Fair is currently on-hold but if anyone is interested in partnership on this, please do get in touch with us!

In 1990 Archaeology Scotland appointed a project officer to carry out a feasibility study to investigate the potential for involving members of the public in monitoring coastal erosion around Scotland.

The Carved Stones Adviser project ran from 2001 to 2004 leading to the collection of many useful resources and publications aimed at promoting good practice in safeguarding historic graveyards.