Aden Country Park report has been published. Neolithic enclosure, post-Reformation chapel and manse and other features. It was such a fun project and thanks to all who helped out Bruce Mann The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland Historic Scotland #aberdeenshire
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this is a fascinating article on scottish women archaeologists, past and present

The latest excavations, carried out in 2022 – led by Cameron Archaeology and Alice Jaspars from the University of Southampton, and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund – have provided the clearest evidence yet for the lost monastery’s location.
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I'll be speaking about 'The Missing Monastery: archaeological work at Deer' at the Current Archaeology Live 2024! Conference on 24 February at the UCL Institute of Education, London. Get your tickets via the link below. #CALive24
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Lovely afternoon with Alice Jaspars and her family. She and her mum made this cake based on Book of Deer dig Tr 11 path, hearth, spoil heap, bucket, kneeling mat and ranging rod! Icing grass made with garlic press by AJ herself!

🎬How a 10th century manuscript led to the discovery of a missing monastery in Aberdeenshire. On BBC iPlayer for 11 more days 'Làrach Leabhar Dhèir (The Missing Monastery)' Story in this Newsweek article... BBC ALBA Cameron Archaeology Book of Deer Project
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Radio Scotland Out of Doors tomorrow 6.30-8am interview about the Monastery of Deer project. Or catch up afterwards bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…

Snowing at the Monastery of Deer! Very atmospheric for recording Radio Scotland Out of Doors programme! #MonasteryOfDeer #ABERDEENSHIRE Bruce Mann David Petts Pat Macleod BBC Radio Scotland

Excited to see our archaeologist Alice Jaspars' Archaeology | Southampton work with Cameron Archaeology revealing the site of a centuries lost Scottish monastery in Newsweek today. Have a read and enjoy! brnw.ch/21wEHtD

After a day of test pit supervision Mesolithic Deeside, a dinner of champions (pineapple fritter, chips and mushy peas) and then Ann Clarke working catching up with flint cataloguing June Armstrong Roslyn Hay

Saturday 16 September 2023, 11.00am - 4.00pm
During Scottish Archaeology Month, get hands on with fascinating archaeology collections.
Mesolithic Deeside will be there with an exhibition, lithics and doing a talk
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The story so far.

We are excavating a Mesolithic site on Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve NTS. Thanks to them and to Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Aberdeenshire Council UCD Archaeology NTS Archaeologist Dig It! for support.

Reminder of this webinar for Mesolithic Deeside Thursday Aug 10th 2023, 7pm (Irish/British Time) summarising some of our (far too many authors to name!) research into Mesolithic Mountains in Scotland.

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25 volunteers moved 285 boxes of disarticulated bone into MitherKirkAberdeen new crypt this morning. Many hands make light (ish) work. Thanks to everyone including Archaeology at UoA Staff and osteology students

Aberdeen staff and students had the privilege of helping Cameron Archaeology and other volunteers with the return of previously-excavated human remains to a dedicated crypt at St Nicholas Kirk today

Over 70 in the audience yesterday at Port Erroll Community Hall for our talk about the Iron Age village excavated at Cruden Bay. And lots of chat about other finds in the area. I suggested they should test pit the village! Bruce Mann Archaeology at UoA

Talk about Cruden Bay Iron Age site excavated in 2019. Port Errol Village Hall this Saturday 20 May 2023 3-4pm
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Last weekend an intrepid group went to Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve NTS to walk 19km 'fieldwalking'. We thought the likelihood of finding lithics was v low-but they did! Including a flint blade. More trips are being planned. Working with NTS Archaeologist Bruce Mann Graeme Warren (@graemewarren.bsky.social) Cameron Archaeology