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Burning down the house: exploring the phenomenon of Early Neolithic ‘halls’ and their destruction
Honours the achievements of Professor Ian Ralston, Emeritus Abercromby Professor of Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.Sheridan, J A
halls, Scotland, Early Neolithic buildings, destruction, and Britain and Ireland
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Galloway Hoard: Where Did the Silver Come From?
The Galloway Hoard is dominated by silver. Cutting-edge science can now trace sources of silver with greater accuracy than ever before. What might this reveal about Viking trading and raiding? The Viking Age is known for its silver treasures. The Galloway Hoard, buried around AD 900, was discovered by metal-detecting...Maldonado, Adrián ; Kershaw, Jane ; Magnusson, Sally
science and archaeology, burial practices, The Galloway Hoard, Viking Age Scotland, and silver treasures
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Book chapter
Materialising Mary in a museum: Marian objects and authenticity
There are few verified bodily relics pertaining to Mary, and certainly not any resulting from her execution. A fire was burning at the behest of the Elizabethan government even before her head left her body, and her blood-stained clothing was consigned immediately to it. However, over the longer term these...Groundwater, Anna
Scottish History, gender history , Mary Queen of Scots , history of objects and material culture, media and heritage studies , and community memory
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Book chapter
Collecting an exhibiting Marian objects in nineteenth-century Britain
Marian objects were collected, exhibited and written about throughout the nineteenth century and held a fascination for scholars and the public alike. Yet due to their status as highly prized collectibles, very few of these Marian 'relics' were acquired for Scotland's national museum in Edinburgh.1 So who was collecting Mary...Holder, Julie
Scottish History, community memory , Mary Queen of Scots, history of objects and material culture, media and heritage studies, and gender history
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Book chapter
"To no one Nation has been given the Monopoly of Genius" : Multiple Nationalisms at the National Museum of Scotland, a Director’s View
In 1857, George Wilson, Regius Professor of Science and Technology at the University of Edinburgh,laid out a vision for a new museum under his directorship, the Industrial Museum (today the National Museum) of Scotland.Though formed in the context of Britain’s imperial ambitions, the institution Wilson envisaged also seemed to speak...Breward, Christopher
Scotland, culture, philosophy, George Wilson, colonialism , museum vision, imperialism, and national museums
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Journal article
Rising Tide: Art and Environment in Oceania
In August 2023, Rising Tide: Art and Environment in Oceania opened at the National Museum of Scotland. The exhibition considers how life depends on the ocean and presents various ways in which individuals within Oceania are working to protect it through the medium of artistic practice. From the start, we...Clark, Alison ; Dawson, Jan ; Duffy, Declan
Oceania, artistic practice, re-use, Rising Tide: Art and Environment in Oceania , exhibition, recycle, and sustainability
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Presentation
Rematriating the House of NI-Isjhool memorial pole: from Naional Museums Scotland to the Nisga'a (National) Museum
Giblin, John
rematriation , Nisga Nation Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole, colonial histories , Hli G̱oothl Wilp-Adoḵshl Nisg̱a’a , Scotland to Canada, and National Museums Scotland
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Lecture
Aspects of Roman Scotland
Hunter, Fraser
Hoards and Roman Scotland
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Lecture
Arqueologías del colonialismo en Puerto Rico y Escocia
Las situaciones coloniales en ambos Espacios corresponden a contextualizaciones distintas. En Puerto Rico, responde a la invasion Europea de 1493. Port otra parte, en 793 se documenta la invasion Vikinga en las Islas Britanicas. Las vidas tanto de los Pictos, como los Tainos, han sido invisibilizidas en diversas documentaciones historicas....Maldonado, Adrián
Pictos, invasion Vikinga , Viking invasion, Picts, Escosia, and Early Medieval Scotland
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War and diplomacy on Rome’s northern frontier
The Roman army provided the muscle for the most powerful empire in the ancient world. But this empire met its limits. The fearsome legions tried three times to conquer Scotland, and three times they withdrew. This epic tale of war and diplomacy, of advance and retreat, of divide and rule,...Hunter, Fraser
Roman conquest, archaeological finds, Roman Scotland, material culture, and Stirlingshire
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The Last Days of Fortriu: Portmahomack in the Viking Age
Join Dr Adrián Maldonado from National Museums Scotland to hear the latest update on research around the archaeological site at Portmahomack. The archaeological excavations at Portmahomack which ran from 1996-2007 revealed what is now the best-known Pictish monastery. It was a thriving workshop, creating sacred metalwork, masterpieces of stone sculpture,...Maldonado, Adrián
workshop, archaeological excavations, Pictish kingdom, Pictish monastery, Fortriu, christian site, craftspeople , and Portmahomack
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Conference paper (unpublished)
History of the Caprington Colliery Engine
The senior curator of technology at National Museums Scotland (NMS), presents the work of Geoff Hayes, whose engineering expertise was essential to the reconstruction of this engine in its current location at NMS. This paper describes what is known of its working life, its preservation, and its current interpretation.Swinbank, Ellie
reconstruction, Geoff Hayes, Caprington Colliery Engine, engineering, museum object, working machine, industrial heritage, and coal mining
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Newspaper article
How contemporary collecting will show future generations who we are
A big part of the National Museum of Scotland’s mandate is to acquire new artefacts, not least in the area of sustainability and climate change to help inspire and engage those who visit, writes Dr Ellie SwinbankSwinbank, Ellie
Sustainability strategy , climate change , biodiversity loss, cutting-edge developments, National Museums Scotland, contemporary collecting , and museum collections
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Getting away from it all – Marie de Guise’s Town House, Blyth’s Close, Edinburgh
As Principal Curator for Renaissance and Early Modern History, Anna played a major part in acquiring for the museum the four decorative oak roundels which once adorned the rooms of Marie de Guise’s residence in Blyth’s Close, Edinburgh. The roundels reveal much about the power and influence of Marie in...Groundwater, Anna
oak roundels, architecture, Renaissance , material culture, mansion, Marie de Guise, Scotland, Blyth’s Close, Edinburgh, and sculpture