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Afrephialtes cicatricosa (Ratzeburg) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae), an unexpected addition to the Irish fauna
This parasitic wasp is added to the Irish list based on specimens reared from the Red-tipped Clearwing moth Synathedon formicaeformis collected at Glengarriff, Co. Cork by E.S.A. Baynes in 1953. The specimens had been determined initially as Exeristes (=Mesocentrus) roborator. The paper reviews the status of the two parasites and...O'Connor, J P ; Shaw, Mark R
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Solving a silver jigsaw: a new hoard of Roman hacksilver from Fife
Recently discovered in Fife, the Dairsie Hoard represents the earliest-known evidence found outside the empire for Roman use of hacksilver to secure their frontiers.Hunter, Fraser
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Book chapter
Japanese sculpture: a response
'Modern Japananese sculpture' is a topic that has been studied very little in the Western world, and works made in this period (1868-present) are rarely seen outside of their native country. One of our tasks at the Henry Moore Institute is to look at areas of sculpture studies that are...Buckland, Rosina
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The illustration of Mesolithic artefacts and its contribution to the understanding of Mesolithic technology
"Mesolithic Horizons" marks the publication of the proceedings of the seventh international conference on 'The Mesolithic in Europe' (Belfast 2005)...This is an enormous compendium of research published in two volumes with over 140 papers drawn from the whole of Europe, ranging from the European Arctic to many parts of the...Saville, Alan
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Early Navigation Instruments in Scotland
Morrison-Low, A D
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1.000.000 visitors in four months!
Tate, Jim ; McClean, Lynn
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Wildcat Felis silvestris
Kitchener, Andrew C ; Daniels, Mike
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A slim sword in his hand for battle: Weapons for a Jacobite Prince
The history of the exiled Stuart dynasty and their supporters, known as Jacobites, has held an enduring and romantic fascination for generations. These newly commissioned essays from historians and curators from a variety of disciplines present the story of the Jacobites through the prism of the surviving material and visual...Wyld, Helen ; Dalgleish, George
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Herina lugubris (Meigen) (Diptera, Ulidiidae) discovered in south-east Scotland
While recording insects on 13 September 2015 in a long-abandoned railway cutting near Longnewton, in the Scottish Borders (NT5826, V.C. 80) a single male ulidiid fly was swept from tall herb-rich vegetation. Later examination revealed it to be Herina lugubris (Meigen, 1826).Bland, K P ; Horsfield, David
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Rodger Waterston
Shaw, Mark R
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Were 'Non-Local' Medallions of the Valerianic Dynasty struck at the Mint of Viminacium?
In the most recently published comprehensive survey of the coinage of the Valerianic dynasty (AD 253-368), the late Professor Robert Göbl attributed just two unique bronze medallions to the mint of Viminacium, on the river Danube in modern Serbia. Both bear on the obverse the bust of an unnamed young...Holmes, N M McQ.
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The Mummy reviewed by an Egyptologist: ‘Tom Cruise’s Late Egyptian is passable’
Dr Dan Potter, an Egyptologist and Assistant Curator at National Museums Scotland, gives his thoughts on Tom Cruise’s widely panned foray into Egyptian mythology.Potter, Dan
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Influences of host feeding-niche and foodplant type on generalist and specialist parasitoids
Parasitoids of 185 British herbivorous insect species were classified as being koinobionts (tending to be specialists) or idiobionts (potential generalists) to examine the influences of host feeding-niche and food plant type on the numbers of parasitoid species attacking individual host species. The majority of parasitoid species of exophytic (internally feeding)...Hawkins, B A ; Askew, R R ; Shaw, Mark R
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Group dialogues, videos and multilocality in researching rituals
This Festschrift in honor of Jürg Wassmann compiles essays about ethnographic fieldwork which bear witness to the diversity of experiences possible in this classic method in social and cultural anthropology. Following the academic life-course of an anthropologist, the contributions to this volume speak of personal and/or professional moments in the... -
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Oronsay's sculptural heritage
A team consisting of an archaeologist, David Caldwell, a scientist, Susy Kirk, and two geologists, Simon Howard and Nigel Ruckley, report on a project re-examining the medieval stone carvings at Oronsay Priory.Caldwell, David H ; Kirk, Susy ; Howard, Simon ; Ruckley, Nigel
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Appendix VII. Necklaces: additional data.
The exotic and impressive grave goods from burials of the ‘Wessex Culture’ in Early Bronze Age Britain are well known and have inspired influential social and economic hypotheses, invoking the former existence of chiefs, warriors and merchants and high-ranking pastoralists. Alternative theories have sought to explain how display of such...Sheridan, J A ; Woodward, Ann
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The third modern British record of Brachymeria tibialis (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) reared from Zygaena filipendulae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)
We wish to place on record the rearing of a single female specimen of Brachymeria tibialis (Walker) on 13 July 2009 from a cocoon of Zygaena filipendulae (L.) collected on 5 June 2009 by one of us (RC) at Denbies Landbarn, Surrey, TQ 135499, a National Trust chalk downland site....Shaw, Mark R ; Comont, R ; McCracken, M ; Hesketh, H ; Roy, H …
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Inspiration from the latest Scottish fossil finds
Panciroli, Elsa
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Detection of foot pathology by 3D radiography in elephants
Foot disease is one of the most important health conditions of captive elephants, but treatment is hindered by the limitations of diagnostic imaging. Despite the high value of individual animals, advanced imaging modalities such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are currently not possible in live elephants...Bentley, Charlotte ; Cracknell, Jonathan ; Kitchener, Andrew C ; Pizzi, Romain
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Reared parasitic Hymenoptera: a plea
Shaw, Mark R
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Scottish silver: a short introduction
Dalgleish, George
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Reconnecting with rural life: a 1950s dairy herd and other animals
The issue of keeping and presentation of live animals in agricultural and open-air museum has always been important, however, so far largely underestimated. The Szreniawa Conference on live animals is the first voice in the field of not only Polish but also international agricultural museology. The topic was consulted with...Edwards, Elaine
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Pioneers in Scottish Ornithology
McGowan, R Y
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Bronze Age pottery. In P R J Duffy, Excavations at Dunure Road, Ayrshire: a Bronze Age cist cemetery and standing stone, 94-100
In March 2005, excavations were undertaken by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD) at the Craig Tara Holiday Park, Dunure Road, Ayr in advance of proposed development. Two main archaeological sites were examined. The first, a flat cist cemetery covered by an earthen mound, comprised 23 separate burial features of...Sheridan, J A
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An overview of the Bronze Age in Moray
Cowie, Trevor
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A second winter for Andricus
Shaw, Mark R
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A connected Europe, c.500-150 BC
The real and imagined legacy of the ancient Celts has shaped modern identities across the British Isles and retains a powerful hold over the popular imagination. Furthermore, Celtic art is one of Europe’s great artistic traditions, with the skills of Celtic craftspeople standing alongside the best of the ancient and...Joy, Jody ; Hunter, Fraser
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The curious case of the Norrie's Law hoard fakes
Experts working at National Museums Scotland have uncovered a mysterious tale of stolen treasure and deception associated with two of the items in the Norrie's Law Pictish silver hoardGoldberg, D Martin
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Hymenopterous parasitoids of diptera
Shaw, Mark R ; Askew, R R
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The Hugh Miller Museum in 1902
Taylor, Michael A
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Me and my research: shrouded in mystery
Maitland, Margaret
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Illuminating instruments
This 7th volume in the Artefacts series looks at a number of significant instruments that were created to serve various scientific purposes. The contributors examine the roles these instruments played both as scientific devices developed to advance our knowledge of the world and as cultural artifacts manufactured and used in... -
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Object journeys: outreach work between National Museums Scotland and the Tlicho
Objects are always undertaking new journeys as they physically move with people, between people through exchange, and are used or engaged with by their makers, owners or users. These journeys diverge from the biographies of individuals or groups who are temporarily or transiently associated with them. The journeys that objects...Knowles, Chantal
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The pumice and coarse stone
McLaren, Dawn ; Hunter, Fraser
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Review of R.Cleal and A.MacSween (eds.), Grooved ware in Britain and Ireland
This collection of fourteen papers (plus Introduction and Gazetteer) arose from a Neolithic Studies Group seminar that took place on a memorably eventful and frosty day in February 1994. As one of the speakers and subsequent contributors to the volume, my comments are those of an active participant in the...Sheridan, J A
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Martin George Guise, not a mercenary
Allan, Stuart
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Preface [Scottish photography: the first thirty years]
This lavishly illustrated book discusses the relationship between art, science and technology which, around 1840, laid a fertile groundwork for photography to flourish in Scotland. It looks at the early professionals including DO Hill, Robert Adamson, James Valentine and George Washington Wilson. The book has been written by Dr Sara...Lidchi, Henrietta
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Recent finds from Strageath Roman fort
Recent finds from the Roman fort complex at Strageath are described, including cavalry harness fittings, a sword hilt guard of Piggott’s Group IV, and an unusual enamelled pin. Selected older finds are reviewed, with consideration of the influence of indigenous traditions on the material culture of the garrisons, the manufacturing...Hunter, Fraser
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Eskimo Curlew
McGowan, R Y ; Shaw, K D
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Jug with biblical scenes
The book celebrates the 850th anniversary of the arrival of the remains of The Magi, the Three Wise Men, in Cologne, the momentous event that made the cathedral city one of the major pilgrimage sites of the Middle Ages. Their remains were installed and integrated into the Shrine of the...Hunter, Fraser
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Bringing museums to life with science
Clare Meakin, science engagement manager for National Museums Scotland, on why the organisation is on tour teaching science and technology to pupilsMeakin, Clare
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The Hymenoptera associated with spiders in Europe
The Hymenoptera known to be obligatory parasitoids or predators of spiders or their eggs in Europe form a rather diverse assemblage. Their biologies are briefly reviewed; known host associations are summarized for each genus; and a key is given to the genera of Hymenoptera (other than Pompilidae) involved.Fitton, M G ; Shaw, Mark R ; Austin, A D
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Molecular phylogeny of Cotesia Cameron, 1891(Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae)parasitoids associated with Melitaeini butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Melitaeini)
Phylogenetic relationships among Cotesia Cameron (Braconidae) species parasitising Melitaeini butterflies were examined using DNA sequence data (mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I and NADH1 dehydrogenase genes, nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region) as well as 12 microsatellite loci. Molecular data were available from ostensibly six species of Cotesia from 16...Kankare, M. ; Shaw, Mark R
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Research report
Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age c 4000BC – 800BC
Neolithic c 4300/3900 BC to c2450 BC Some time between 4300 BC and 3900 BC a new way of living, featuring the cultivation of cereals and the management of domesticated animals, appeared in the area. This represents the beginning of what archaeologists call the Neolithic (New Stone Age) period. This...Sheridan, J A
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Contextualising Kilmartin: building a narrative for developments in western Scotland and beyond, from the Early Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age
Although this volume is a tribute to Richard Bradley, its strength lies in the range and depth of papers that provide new information, ideas, and interpretations on many familiar archaeological themes. This volume takes, as its basis, the archaeological themes that Richard has developed through his career and has been...Sheridan, J A
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The pottery in the pit [3. Excavations at Waulkmill, Tarland, Aberdeenshire].
The study of stone circles has long played a major role in British and Irish archaeology, and for Scotland most attention has been focused on the large monuments of Orkney and the Western Isles. Several decades of fieldwork have shown how these major structures are likely to be of early...Sheridan, J A
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Embroidered Stories: Scottish Samplers
Samplers were embroidered pictures made by girls, and occasionally boys, as part of their education. Scottish samplers are unique with regard to the amount of information that can be gathered from them. They often include the initials of extended family members as well as details of buildings, places and events,...Wyld, Helen
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