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Past Lecture Programmes
2009 - 2010
17 September 2009
‘The Early Christian Borders’
Chris Bowles, Archaeology Officer, Scottish Borders Council
15 October 2009
‘100 Years of Scotland’s National Aviation Collections’
Ian Brown, Museum of Flight, NMS
19 November 2009
‘Long Forgotten, Using Scottish Placenames to Identify Early Church Sites’
Frank Harkness
21 January 2010
‘The Gods of Trimontium’
Walter Elliot
9 February 2010
‘Births and Burials in the Borders’
Joint Meeting with the Tweeddale Society
David Rudrum, Borders Family History Society
18 March 2010
‘Early Gardens in the Borders: Recent Survey and Research’
Marilyn Brown, RCAHMS
15 March 2010
AGM and Members Night
 2008 – 2009
18 September 2008
‘Protecting Scotland’s Rural Past in a Time of Change’
Jonathan Wordsworth, Archaeology Scotland
16 October 2008
‘Five Thousand Years of History – Inspiring Learning’
Sue Mitchell, Historic Scotland
20 November 2008
‘Mapping the Edge of the World, RCAHMS Return to St.Kilda’
Ian Parker, RCAHMS
15 January 2009
‘Supernatural Power Dressing in Bronze Age Britain and Ireland’
Alison Sheridan, National Museums of Scotland
10 February 2009
‘500 Years of Scottish Printing’
Brian Hillyard, National Library of Scotland
Joint Meeting with the Tweeddale Society
19 March 2009
‘Illicit Stills in Peeblesshire’
Peeblesshire Archaeological Society
16 April 2009
AGM and Members Night
2007 - 2008
20 September 2007
‘Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Scotland.’
Stuart Campbell, National Museums of Scotland
5 October 2007
‘The Romans in the Borders – what’s new?’
Fraser Hunter, National Museums of Scotland
13 November 2007
‘Dry Stone Walling – a Living Art’
Richard Love, Dry Stone Walling Association
Joint Meeting with the Tweeddale Society
17 January 2008
‘Hands-on Heritage – Recent Projects at the Scottish Conservation Studio
Will Murray, The Scottish Conservation Studio
21 February 2008
‘Bronze Age Settlements and Iron Age Hillforts in Southern Scotland’
Ronan Toolis, AOC Archaeology Group
20 March 2008
‘The Adopt-a-Monument Scheme’
Helen Bradley, Council for Scottish Archaeology
17 April 2008
AGM followed by Members Night
2006 - 2007
21 September 2006
‘Siller Holes – Medieval Lead Mining at West Linton’
Susan Oakes
19 October 2006
‘Roamin around Kintore – Excavations at Deers Den Temporary Camp’
Murray Cook, AOC Archaeology Group
16 November 2006
‘A Year in the 18th Century’
Fi Martynoga
18 January 2007
‘The Work of the Nautical Archaeology Society (Scotland)’
Philip Robertson
15 February 2007
‘Prehistoric Pots to Modern Mansions – Archaeology in the NTS West Region’
Derek Alexander, National Trust for Scotland
13 March 2007
‘Life and Death in Bronze Age Tweeddale’
Tam Ward, Biggar Museum Trust
19 April 2007
AGM followed by Members night
2005 - 2006
15 September 2005
‘Bone and Antler’
Andrea Smith, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
20 October 2005
‘Pictish metalworking’
Andy Heald, National Museums of Scotland
8 November 2005
‘Carved Stones Adviser Project’
Susan Buckham, Council for Scottish Archaeology
19 January 2006
‘Hilton of Cadboll project’
Heather James, Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division
16 February 2006
‘Aerial Photography’
David Cowley, RCAHMS
16 March 2006
‘Rediscovering Alexander Selkirk. Archaeology on Robinson Crusoe Island’
David Caldwell, National Museums of Scotland
20 April 2006
AGM followed by Members Night.
2004 - 2005
23 September 2004
‘Stone Users in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea’
Karen Hardy
12 October 2004
‘Putting Scotland on the Map’
Diana Webster, National Library of Scotland.
Joint Meeting with Tweeddale Society
18 November 2004
‘Town and Country; Burghs, Lairds and Peasants’
Piers Dixon, RCAHMS
20 January 2005
‘The Scottish Life Archive in the National Museums of Scotland’
Dorothy Kidd, National Museums of Scotland
17 February 2005
‘Scottish Crannogs; Regional Diversity and Local Complexities’
Alex Hale, RCAHMS
17 March 2005
‘The Archaeology of Early Japan’
Alan Saville, National Museums of Scotland
21 April 2005
AGM and Members Night
2003 - 2004
18 September 2003
Strat Halliday, RCAHMS
'A Bronze Age Landscape'
16 October 2003
Speaker to be confirmed
20 November 2003
Bill Manley
National Museums of Scotland
'Tutankhamun the forgotten Pharaoh'
9 December 2003
George Dalgliesh
National Museums of Scotland
'Silver and Silversmiths, from Castles to Camels'
Joint meeting with Tweeddale Society
15 January 2004
John Harrison
Landscapes: the new local history in Scotland
19 February 2004
Rory McDonald
Scottish Borders Council
'Archaeology and Planning'
18 March 2004
Richard Darrah
'Reconstructing Bronze Age Boats.'
15 April 2004
AGM followed by members' night.
2002-2003
19 September 2002
Bill Manley, National Museums of Scotland
'Tutankhamun: the forgotten pharoah'
This talk had to be postponed
8 October 2002
Geoff Bailey, Falkirk District Council
The Antonine Wall
Joint meeting with Tweeddale Society
21 November 2002
David Easton, RCAHMS
WWII Defences in Eastern Scotland
16 January 2003
Steve Boyle, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
The Ben Lawers Survey
20 February
Olwyn Owen, Historic Scotland
The Vikings in Scotland
20 March
Douglas Speirs, Fife Council
The archaeology of Fife
17 April
AGM followed by
Members' Evening
2001-2002
20 September 2001
Karen Hardy
Scotlands First Settlers Project
18 October 2001
Anthony Newton, University of Edinburgh
Pumice and Archaeology
15 November 2001
Alan Saville, National Museums of Scotland
Treasure Trove in Scotland
11 December 2001
Professor R Paxton
Robert Louis Stevensons family of Engineers
Joint meeting with Tweeddale Society
17 January 2002
Fraser Hunter, National Museums of Scotland
Native chiefs and Roman silver - excavations at Birnie, Moray.
21 February 2002
Lesley Ferguson, Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
The National Monuments Record of Scotland
21 March 2002
Richard Welander, Historic Scotland
The Stone of Destiny
This talk had to be postponed
18 April 2002
AGM, followed by
Members Night.
2000-2001
21 September 2000
Paul Macdonald
Swords and swordsmen in Scotland
19 October 2000
John Burnett, National Museums of Scotland
Scottish sports in the time of Scott and Hogg
16 November 2000
Strat Halliday, Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
RCAHMS in Eastern Dumfriesshire
Thursday 18 January 2001
Richard Gilanders, British Geological Survey
Leadhills
Thursday 15 February 2001
Piers Dixon, Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
Rural Settlement in Southern Scotland
Thursday 15 March 2001
Lionel Masters, University of Glasgow
Turkey
Thursday 19 April 2001
AGM, followed by
Graeme Warren, University of Edinburgh
The Mesolithic in eastern Scotland
1999-2000
30 September 1999
Chris Tabraham, Historic Scotland
Excavating Castles
28 October 1999
Bill Finlayson, University of Edinburgh
The first farmers: settling down in southern Jordan
25 November 1999
Laura Sinfield, University of Edinburgh
Human Remains
Venue West Linton
27 January 2000
Peter Dreghorn
Reivers and Bastles - the lawless days of the Borders.
24 February 2000
Katherine Eremin, National Museums of Scotland
Mummies
30 March 2000
Dave Cowley, Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
Hot stones in Peeblesshire and beyond
Venue West Linton
27 April 2000
AGM
Speaker: cancellation
1998-1999
24 September 1998
Richard Tipping, University of Stirling
The Changing Borders Landscape - Environment and Archaeology over the last 3000 years
29 October 1998
Walter Elliott
Romans and Roman influence in the Borders from the 1st century to the 5th century
Joint Meeting with the Tweeddale Society in the Burgh Hall.
26 November 1998
Mark Collard, City of Edinburgh Council
Persevere - recent work by the City of Edinburgh Archaeology Service
Venue West Linton
28 January 1999
Iain Macleod, Edinburgh Dental Institute
Robert the Bruce
25 February 1999
David Caldwell, National Museums of Scotland
Excavations at Finlaggan, Islay, the centre of the Lordship of the Isles
25 March 1999
George Dalgliesh, National Museums of Scotland
Relics associated with Charles Edward Stewart
Venue West Linton
29 April 1999
AGM
Richard Welander, Historic Scotland
Conservation of Finds
1997-1998
25 September 1997
Chris Burgess, Freelance archaeologist
Recent fieldwork on the island of Lewis
30 October 1997
Sally Foster, Historic Scotland
Picts, Gaels and Scots: early religious beliefs
27 November 1997
Caroline Paterson, National Museums of Scotland
`Pagan Norse graves in Scotland: old material, new approaches, recent discoveries
Venue: West Linton
29 January 1998
Doreen Grove, Historic Scotland
The Defence of Britain Project
10 February 1998
Patrick Ashmore, Historic Scotland
The Neolithic and Bronze Age in Scotland 4000-750 BC
Venue: Burgh Hall, Peebles (Joint meeting hosted by the Tweeddale Society)
26 February 1998
Peter Corser, Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
Upland settlement in Medieval Scotland
26 March 1998
Ann Watter, Save Wemyss Caves Society
The Wemyss Caves and other Fife caves
Venue: West Linton
30 April 1998
Annual General Meeting
to be followed by
Mike Walton
Ancient Egypt
1996-1997
26 September 1996
Alan Saville, National Museums of Scotland
The Earliest Settlement of Scotland
23 October 1996
Richard Fawcett, Historic Scotland
Border Abbeys
Joint Meeting with Tweeddale Society in Burgh Hall
28 November 1996
Colin Richards, University of Glasgow
An elemental archaeology of Neolithic
Venue West Linton
23 January 1997
Dr. Francesca Ridgway, University of Edinburgh
Wall Painting in Ancient Italy -Etruria - Paestum - Pompeii
27 February 1997
Fraser Hunter, National Museums of Scotland
The Music of the Celts - the Deskford Carnyx
27 March 1997
Susan Oakes and Thea Gabra Sanders
Siller Holes - New Light on the Fabric of Medieval Scotland
Venue West Linton
24 April 1997
AGM
Tam Ward, Biggar Museums Trust
Excavations Down Under - The pre-History of Melbourne (Dolphinton!)
1995-1996
28 September 1995
Robin Turner, Archaeologist, National Trust for Scotland
Managing archaeology for the future
10 October 1995
Tam Ward, Biggar Museums Trust
Borders Archaeology
Joint meeting with Tweeddale Society
Venue: Eastgate Hall
26 October 1995
Betty Willsher, St Andrews
Churchyards in the Scottish Border Counties
Venue: West Linton
23 November 1995
Professor Alexander Fenton CBE, Director, European Ethnological Research Centre, Edinburgh
Farmers' Diaries
18 January 1996
Dr Eddie Peltenberg, Department of Archaeology, University of Edinburgh
Experimental archaeology in Cyprus
29 February 1996
Trevor Cowie, National Museums of Scotland:
`Tinkers and titles: the archaeology of fake Bronze Age artefacts from Scotland
28 March 1996
Dr Nick Dixon, Director, Scottish Trust for Underwater Archaeology:
Underwater archaeology and the crannogs of Scotland
Venue: West Linton
25 April 1996
Annual General Meeting to be followed by
Nick Holmes, Department of History & Applied Art, National Museums of Scotland
Roman coins with reference to Edston
1994-1995
22 September 1994
Alison Sheridan, National Museums of Scotland
The Role of the National Museums of Scotland in Scottish Archaeology
27 October 1994
John Dent, Borders Regional Council
The Role of the Regional Archaeologist
24 November 1994
Iain Macleod, Paleopathologist
The Face of the Past
Venue West Linton
26 January 1995
Fraser Hunter, National Museums of Scotland
Death in Peeblesshire Past: Excavation at West Water Reservoir
23 February 1995
Strat Halliday, Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
A Walk Through Your History
23 March 1995
Sally Foster, Historic Scotland
Preserving the Past for the Future: Who Cares?
Venue West Linton
27 April 1995
AGM
Walter Eliot, Borders Historian/Archaeologist
Picking up the Past, Discoveries Through Local Knowledge
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