What would you use to make your mammoth reconstruction as realistic as possible? Fur from a Highland Coo, of course! A little bit of Scotland right here in Vienna!🦣 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇦🇹 #PALaEoScot #NHMVienna

Not Pictish but should be immensely interesting- if you are in Aberdeen come along- all welcome! Just turn up on the day

UK Heritage Pulse survey reveals decreased confidence & increased challenges for heritage sector due to local authority funding cuts. Core costs & community activities most affected, impacting vulnerable groups. Read more: ow.ly/JeO550RlXQp
#heritagematters #fundingcuts

May is Local and Community History Month. Five free talks are taking place during the month. Three are Researching your house history at Mintlaw (7th May), Inverurie 9th May) and Macduff (24th May)Libraries
You can book a place at any of them via
tinyurl.com/LCHM2024

🥳 Happy #TartanDay ! Did you know that tartan is believed to have been worn in Scotland since at least the 3rd century A.D? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1️⃣ Gordon Tartan Dress, 1854
2️⃣ Gordon Tartan Kilt, 1880s

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
archaeologyreportsonline.com/reports/2024/A…

🏛️ Thinking about taking on a historic place of worship for your community? 🤔
Historic Environment Scotland's blog 'How To Take a Kirk Into Community Ownership' offers valuable insights and tips, drawing on the experience of @KilmaronockT. 📜🔧

Read more: ow.ly/zbVU50R2hhZ

Good to see James Gibb(s), Aberdeen's preeminent architectural son and designer of the West Kirk of St Nicholas Aberdeen, recognised at #AberdeenAirport #thegranitecity Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

The March Local Studies #BookOfTheMonth is The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd. Treat yourself to this joyous book of nature writing & discover the Cairngorms through beautiful poetic prose. A breath-taking journey into the mountains rather than just its summit. True masterpiece

A short video of some fantastic photographs by Shahbaz Majeed of our 2023 excavations at Sgor an Eoin, Cairngorms, Scotland. Project supported by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve NTS Aberdeenshire Council Dig It! UCD Archaeology Universitetet i Stavanger

Another beautiful stone from #ArbroathAbbey

🐏 #Lambing is underway in #Aberdeenshire . 🐏
If you're visiting our #countryside this weekend, be a responsible dog owner;
🐾Keep dogs under proper control, at heel or short lead.
🐾No dogs in fields with lambs or other young livestock.
🐾Remove dog💩
#countryside ambassador

We are in the final stages of writing up the Rhynie/Tap o' Noth/ Carin More excavations conducted between 2011-22. There will be so many exciting new finds to consider - but one of my favourite is the locally made pottery we found at the Craw Stane complex and on Tap o' Noth

📣 New survey by Historic Environment Scotland reveals strong support for preserving skills to protect Scotland's heritage! 🏰🔧
83% think it's important to preserve skills like stonemasonry & thatching
96% interested in learning heritage-related skills
Read more: ow.ly/hBwu50QR4qG

Very pleased to have a chance to speak to the Botanical Society of Scotland next week. Its been good fun putting together a presentation focused on some of the things we know about the plants from our excavations!

📢 Scottish Government seeks input on resourcing Scotland's planning system! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🏗️ Consultation explores solutions to improve capacity & build resilience
💡 Share your thoughts on proposals & other considerations
⏰ Open until 31 May 2024

Have your say: consult.gov.scot/local-governme…

Love this #Roman attempt to prevent cheating in dice games - even more so because of the Pictish victory message on the front (Pictos victos hostis deleta ludite securi - 'the Picts have been defeated, the enemy destroyed, play carefree')

Adorable #dog guard on #adoorableThursday Hospitalfield #Arbroath

The March Local Studies podcast speaks about the Bennachie Colony - people who built their crofts on the lower slopes of the hill range and made a life for themselves from the land.
open.spotify.com/episode/2jEdxi…