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Abstract
Curating & Communicating: on a mission to advocate for insects
Ashleigh is a museum-based entomologist, working with National Museums Scotland for the past 8 years to care for, curate and develop the collection of 2.5 million insect specimens. A key element of this role is ensuring accessibility to the collection, which can take many forms. From hosting in-person visits and...Whiffin, Ashleigh
promotion, National Museums Scotland entomology collections, science communicaton, and accessibility
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Lecture
The Calton Hill Observatories and their Edinburgh Audiences
This talk takes a look at the history of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh, and the longer story of popular astronomy on its Calton Hill site. Rather than focusing solely on the astronomers, it will widen the scope to those who supported, used and otherwise experienced the work of these observatories...Higgitt, Rebekah
Calton Hill, Edinburgh, popular astronomy , and Royal Observatory Edinburgh
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Investigating textiles in metal corrosion products of the Galloway Hoard, c. AD 700-900
Harris, Susanna ; Davis, Mary
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Scotland in Renaissance Europe
Groundwater, Anna
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Lecture
Highland dress and fashionable culture in Georgian Britain
Fashion and textile historian Dr Rosie Waine tells the story of the remarkable transformation of Highland dress from warrior culture to the colourful world of fashion in Georgian Britain. A REMARKABLE TRANSFORMATION As a living tradition, Highland dress is deeply rooted in the history of Scotland. Once associated with the...Waine, Rosie
fashion , Highland dress, material culture, and Georgian Scotland
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Collecting scholarship
Phillipson, Tacye
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Giants and dwarfs at the Ordnance Office in the Tower of London
Higgitt, Rebekah
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Lecture
Preserving What Is Valued
Heather Richardson discusses historic examples of repair and mending in the collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum and National Museums of Scotland in her presentation, “Preserving What Is Valued”Richardson, Heather
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Journal article
First recorded stranding of a short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, in Britain
A male pilot whale, Globicephala sp., was reported as a live stranding on 1st March 2012 at Hazelbeach, near Neyland, Pembrokeshire. It was euthanased and its skull was recovered during an onsite necropsy. Examination of the skull and contemporary photographs of the stranded animal confirm that this is the first...Kitchener, Andrew C ; Hantke, Georg ; Penrose, R S ; Perkins, M W ; Deaville, R
Globicephala melas, Delphinidae, skull, and Globicephala macrorhynchus
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Presentation
The skull morphology of London’s foxes: Exploring phenotypic plasticity and long-term adaptation as a consequence of dietary change
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) shows diverse ecological, behavioural and dietary plasticity, and is now a common sight in UK towns and cities. Yet colonisation of the fox in London occurred relatively recently, following the Second World War and rise of suburban housing. With only ~70 years since urbanisation, red...Cooper, David
London , urban, skull morphology., and Vulpes vulpes
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Lecture
‘Two Enlightenment collections of scientific instruments in Hanoverian Britain’
Research into scientific instrument collections over the past forty years has shown that it is only relatively recently that instruments have been collected for antiquarian reasons. This lecture will discuss two long-dispersed collections owned by two Scottish noblemen, and attempt to characterise the reasons for their contents. Both collectors were...Morrison-Low, Alison
microscope, astronomical device, scientific instruments, collectors, and museum collections
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Lecture
Instruments, Institutions and Individuals: The Local Networks of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, in the 19th Century
Dr Rebekah Higgitt has been Principal Curator of Science at National Museums Scotland since August 2020. She was previously Senior Lecturer in History of Science at the University of Kent and Curator of History of Science at Royal Museums Greenwich, having done her PhD at Imperial College London and postdoctoral...Higgitt, Rebekah
19th century, scientific instruments, Edinburgh, Astronomy, and Royal Observatory
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Book chapter
Coral in northern climates: an exotic coral bead from Iron Age Scotland and its implications
This paper is offered to Eugène in the spirit of his own wide-ranging research and his ability to extract good stories from finds. The first author met Eugène at an Edinburgh conference on 'Scotland in later prehistoric Europe', where he offered a masterly overview of the southern Low Countries over...Hunter, Fraser ; Fürst, Sebastian
rich finds assemblage, Scotland and Europe, Eugène Warmenbol, Broxmouth, Iron Age, and Bead of Mediterranean coral
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Lecture
The Art of Tapestry
On day 1 you will hear from experts in the field and find out more about the Burrell Collection tapestries and Medieval and Renaissance Tapestries in general. We will also document and discuss the artistic value, nature, and identity of 21st century tapestry as a distinctive Scottish art form with...Wyld, Helen
Renaissance , Medieval , and European Tapestries
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Presentation
Details on the Textiles in St John's Collection
Taking inspiration from the college's unique gallery of stunning medieval vestments, this conference will feature two day's worth of speakers and presenters. These presentations will be enriched by displays from both the college and Bodleian Library archives as well as a dynamic exhibition of works created during the conference workshops.Wyld, Helen ; Brooks, Mary
textiles, medieval, and church vestments
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Lecture
Revealing and Connecting African Collections in Scottish Museums
The project will establish a collaborative network to enable collection holders to engage with museums in Africa and the Caribbean and people of African and Caribbean descent in Scotland. These partnerships will explore provenance, colonial histories and legacies and the relevance of the collections to descendent and diaspora community interests...Giblin, John ; Grout, Nikki
African collections review, Scottish museums, and partnership project
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Presentation
Scottish Weapons: crafting and collecting identity
Join our conversation on the issues of provenance, repatriation, collections, and collecting practices, explored through the lens of material culture. This roundtable brings together researchers to discuss these topics as they pertain to the theme of object biographies from the experience of their various professional backgroundsRobertson, Calum
arms and armour , Scottish Weapons, crafting and collecting identity, national collections, and National War Museum Scotland
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Video
Museum Role Call: Calum Robertson
In our third episode of Museum Role Call, we surprised Calum in the National War Museum. Join us as we follow him around asking a bunch of random and not-so-random questions.National Museums Scotland
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Abstract
Fractured mountains: quartz crystals and the Cairngorms
Dr Sarah Laurenson is Principal Curator of Modern and Contemporary History and Head of the Modern and Contemporary History Section. She is responsible for the Scottish collections representing cultural, social, political, military and domestic history from c.1750 to the present.Laurenson, Sarah
collections, Scottish material culture, mountains, fragmented objects , research, natural environment, and mineralogy
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Lecture
Community-led collecting and the Exchange project
The £250,000 pilot project, entitled Exchange: Community-Led Collections Research, will see funding distributed to galleries, libraries, archives and museums to work with South Asian, African and Caribbean diaspora organisations to answer research questions identified by these community groups. The year-long project will see National Museums Scotland and the National Maritime Museum, London, working as a hub;...Diver, Iona
Scotland, Scotland's material heritage, Colonial legacies, Community-led , Colonial histories, Collecting, Material heritage, and The Exchange project
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Don’t believe the hype: scientific instruments and inflated expectations, 1550-1914
The Tools of Knowledge project is remodelling the legacy Scientific Instrument Makers, Observations and Notes (SIMON) database, and significantly enhancing the information it contains about the scientific instrument trade between 1550-1914. One key aim is to reconnect the persons involved in the craft and trade with the instruments that they...Middle, Sarah ; Butterworth, Alex ; Hay, Duncan ; Higgitt, Rebekah
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Presentation
Exploring entwined histories through Chinese material culture in Scottish museums
The East Asia Collections in Scottish Museums review by National Museums Scotland has highlighted the impressive presence of Chinese material culture in Scotland. Largely accumulated from the late nineteenth century onwards, they partly reflect the rapid British imperialist expansion into China at the time, as well as the many other...Fraser, Tullia
deed, missionaries , East Asia Collections, Qing-dynasty China, Chinese material culture, University of Aberdeen museum collections, and colonial histories
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Infrastructures for Managing and Publishing Large, Heterogeneous Linked Datasets
A Linked Data approach in Humanities research is likely to produce large, rich, heterogeneous datasets with huge research potential, but how can these datasets be managed and published in a form that is flexible, scalable, interoperable and, ultimately, sustainable? Several infrastructures exist that aim to address this issue, but come...Middle, Sarah ; Hay, Duncan ; Butterworth, Alex
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Presentation
Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage
Join us to hear about the project ‘Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage: Views from Egypt’ from our visiting Egyptian collaborators, researcher Heba Abd el Gawad and webcomic artist Mohammed Nasser, in conversation with curator Margaret Maitland.Maitland, Margaret
museum, storytelling, Egyptian archaeology, Egyptian heritage, comics, and Decolonization
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Missing, and wishing, and hoping?: Sources for identifying printed books held by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 1780-1830
This paper will analyse the variety of sources available for reconstructing the contents and context of the library available to, frequented by and enhanced by key figures of the Scottish enlightenment. The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland was founded in 1780 “to investigate both antiquities and natural and civil history...Dye, Jill
investigation, dispersal, National Museums Scotland Library, archives and special collections, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland , and printed books
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Lecture
A temple for the sun-god: remarkable finds from Roman Inveresk
Dr Fraser Hunter, Principle Curator of Iron Age and Roman Collections at the National Museum of Scotland, returns to the 1722 Waggonway Heritage Centre to give a lecture on the Roman finds at Inveresk, including clues which point to a Temple of Mithras.Hunter, Fraser
Mithras, Roman Scotland, stone altar , and Inveresk
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Journal article
A Late Bronze Age Gold Lock-ring from Chirnside
In 2019 a decorated gold penannular ring was found during metal-detecting at Chirnside in the Scottish Borders. This type of ring, typically refereed to as a 'lock-ring', dates to the Late Bronze Age (c/1150-800 BC).Knight, Matthew G
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Lecture
Celts: Art and Identity
Dr Fraser Hunter FSA Scot, Principal Curator, Iron Age & Roman Collections in the National Museums Scotland, presents a lecture on “Celts: Art and Identity” to coincide with the international exhibition on Celts held in the NMS in collaboration with the British Museum. The lecture was recorded on Monday 11...Hunter, Fraser
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Presentation
Retreatment of archaeological leather from the Roman Fort at Trimontium
Lydia Messerschmidt addressed the impact of previous conservation treatments on archaeological leather. Whilst negative impacts were identified, Lydia presented a successful re-treatment which greatly improved the condition and readability of the objects.Messerschmidt, Lydia
Roman Fort, Trimontium excavations, Roman Scotland, conservation treatments, and archaeological leather
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Presentation
Analysis and Imaging in Heritage Science (Chaired session)
This session is focusing on innovative applications of micro-analysis and imaging technologies to study objects from cultural heritage. We would welcome contributions on the use of SEM, µCT, confocal microscopy but also X-ray based techniques to study museums and archaeological objects. The session could include technical challenges of combining diverse...Ball, Alex ; Troalen, Lore G
imaging, microscopy, data treatment , Heritage Science, and material analysis
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Impact of the Library & Archive of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland on Scotland’s national collections
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Re-discovered early Roman-era shrouds from the Rhind Tomb at Thebes
Maitland, Margaret
hieroglyphic inscriptions, linen shroud , Roman-era burial, sealed tomb, and ownership
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Lecture
The Power of Glass
The conference will examine the artistic movements prevailing during that period and frame modern and contemporary glass art as a global phenomenon.Kelly, Jessamy ; Rothwell, Sarah
glass art, modern, and contemporary
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Conference paper (unpublished)
South Asia in a former Second City of Empire: Reimagining the South Asian Collection at Edinburgh’s National Museum of Scotland
In this paper, we analyse fifteen years of curatorial work with the South Asian collection at the NMoS. From 1854, the museum reflected Edinburgh’s position as a second city of Empire. For many decades, visitors entered the museum building through a copy of the eastern gate of the Great Stupa... -
Lecture
Decolonial futures for ancestral remains in Scotland Forum
In Edinburgh University’s Anatomical Museum, there are nearly 1700 ancestral remains displaced from over 55 countries across the world. Often former students stole these people from burial grounds and battlefields and sent them to anatomy professors in Scotland. Taken illicitly, their descendants are often unaware that their ancestors still reside...Alberti, S J M M
Edinburgh, anatomy , repatriation, museum collections, Aberdeen, colonial legacies, and provenance
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Magazine article
Bringing Hugh Miller's The Old Red Sandstone to a new generation of readers
The 2023 edition of The Old Red Sandstone is the first truly new one for a century. It is in two main parts: a facsimile reprint of Miller’s original first edition of 1841, with explanatory notes added, and a book-length ‘Critical Study’ of Miller’s work by the authors Ralph O’Connor...Taylor, Michael A
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Presentation
Voice for the Ocean workshop
Join the Marine Conservation Society and National Museums Scotland for a day of networking, learning about our ocean and making new friends! This event is dedicated to you - our amazing young people - and will provide you with the opportunity to hear more about the Marine Conservation Society's work...Ware, Fiona
Marine Conservation Society, Youth Engagement, and Marine Invertebrates collection
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Lecture
Scottish agate collecting through the lens of the National Museums Scotland collection
Agates have fascinated people for thousands of years and have particular cultural relevance for Scotland through their use creating pebble jewellery. This talk will cover agate formation, why Scotland is so prolific for agate hunting and show some of the best agate collecting locations through the lens of the significant...Brown, Emily
Scottish agates, mineral collections, and National Museum of Scotland
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Presentation
Ni’isjoohl memorial pole repatriation – an international panel discussion
The Nisga’a delegation, alongside staff from National Museums Scotland will participate in the first public panel discussion on the Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole re-p/matriation. The discussion will be moderated by Barbara Fillion, Programme Officer for Culture with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. Among the topics addressed, the panel will discuss the...Giblin, John ; St Clair Inglis, Chante
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Abstract
Brachiopods from the Ordovician of southern Belgium (Avalonia): the end of a terra incognita
Contrary to the well-exposed Devonian–Carboniferous rock sequence, the thick siliciclastic Cambrian–Silurian succession of Belgium is poor in macrofossils and, more especially, in brachiopods. These rocks mostly crop out in the Brabant and the Stavelot–Venn massifs, and in the Condroz Inlier. Occurrences of Ordovician brachiopods have been reported since the second...Mottequin, Bernard ; Candela, Yves
Avalonia, brachiopods, Belgium, and Ordovician
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Poster (unpublished)
The Fezouata brachiopod fauna: an Early Ordovician diversification at high latitudes
Brachiopods are a neglected part of the Fezouata fauna. Brachiopods occur in two distinct horizons: firstly in the lower part of the Fezouata Shale (upper Tremadocian); secondly in the upper part of the Fezouata Shale (lower Floian). The fauna is dominated by a mixture of lingulides, siphonotretides and orthides. The...Candela, Yves ; Harper, David T ; Mergl, Michal
Ordovician outcrops , Fezouata fauna, Brachiopods, and Morocco
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Lecture
Buying Power: British Archaeology and the Antiquities Market in Egypt and Sudan 1880–1939
Where did the ancient Egyptian collections in National Museums Scotland come from? How did they get here? Join Dr Dan Potter to discover the untold stories behind these enduringly popular collections. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries museums and individuals competed to collect the ‘best’ ancient Egyptian objects.... -
Conference paper (unpublished)
Scottish Aviation Museums Group
Brown, Ian
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Poster (unpublished)
Hazards in the Science Collections
Phillipson, Tacye
hazards, museum , science collections, and hazardous material
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Abstract
Tools of Knowledge: tracking scientific instruments and their makers over time and space
In the work of tracking instruments in physical collections and textual sources, and through time and space, digital tools are becoming increasingly important. This paper will present some of the outcomes of the Tools of Knowledge project, funded by the UK Arts & Humanities Research Council. The major part of...Higgitt, Rebekah ; Middle, Sarah ; Butterworth, Alex ; Hay, Duncan
data, scientific instruments, accessibility, linked open data repositories , semantic database , and Digital Humanities
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Lecture
The Galloway Hoard
As part of Glasgow’s Doors Open Festival, organised by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, Dr Martin Goldberg will be coming to talk to us about the Galloway Hoard! Martin is Senior Curator, Early Medieval and Viking Collections at National Museums Scotland and a long-time supporter of the Govan Stones Project.Goldberg, Martin
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Lecture
XRF Analysis, Alva cobalt, West Pans and Longton Hall Porcelain
Research conducted in 1993 by Middleton & Cowell at the British Museum suggests that cobalt used to decorate porcelain from William Littler’s venture at Longton Hall (1749-60) was chemically distinct from that used by him while at West Pans (1764-77). They considered that at least some West Pans cobalt was...Haggarty, George R ; Jones , Richard
Longton Hall , XRF analysis, Scottish ceramic collections, cobalt porcelain decoration, William Littler, West Pans, and Alva silver mines
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Lecture
Materialising the Scottish Renaissance at National Museums Scotland
Dr Groundwater will talk about the material objects relating to the Renaissance.Groundwater, Anna
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Lecture
Public History Roundtable contribution
The Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance (REMRA) promotes co-operation and cross-disciplinary research across the various centres and institutes of the University of the Highlands and Islands. The group is convened by Dr Kathrin Zickermann (UHI Centre for History) and consists of c.20 members of staff (including visiting professors and...Groundwater, Anna
Renaissance and Early Modern , Research Alliance, collaboration, and material culture
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Sealing practices in medieval Scotland
Blackwell, Alice
Seals, medieval , sealing practices, Scotland, and recent research
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Sealing Practices in 16-17c Scotland
Paul, Ella
Renaissance Scotland, sealing practices, matrices, and Seals
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Characterising the late medieval brooch in Scotland: What, Where, When and Why?
Prosser , Lydia
Medieval Scottish , ornament, dress, and late medieval brooch
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Sealing Royal Stewart Power
Groundwater, Anna
Seals, sealing , Renaissance Scotland, House of Stuart, material culture, and Monarchy
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Geology to Jewellery: sourcing and crafting Scottish metals and gems in the nineteenth century
From the late eighteenth century, jewellers in Scotland used precious metals and colourful stone to craft little luxuries that were bought, gifted and worn by men, women and children. This talk will explore how jewellers and lapidaries responded and contributed to developing knowledge about geology and mineralogy through the things...Laurenson, Sarah
material culture, geology , lapidaries, 18th century , agates, Cairngorm mountains, mineralogy, Scotland, jewellery, and quartz
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Poster (unpublished)
National Museums Scotland’s 17th-century warship assemblages
Paul, Ella
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Abstract
Cable, Link Analyser, Synthesiser: Connecting the Cold War in the Museum
In his book Grammophone, Film, Typewriter, the cultural theorist Friedrich Kittler linked the history of writing and imaging machines to the history of warfare. For him, the computer is fundamentally and essentially a machine that structures the production of knowledge in the Cold War. Kittler’s existentialist analysis, however, is based...Nehring, Holger
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Abstract
What Colour was the Cold War?
In interviews with museum professionals about museology I asked each participant if they associated any colour with the Cold War. I intended to use colour as a lens on curatorial perceptions, as well as preconceptions, of an historical era. By leading with associations, rather than empirical data, all interviewees had...Douthwaite, Jessica
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Abstract
Readiness for Red Alert: Engaging with the Royal Observer Corps Material Culture
The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) were a uniformed civilian organisation tasked with preparing for nuclear disaster and would have stepped up to maintain control of Britain had an attack happened during the Cold War. Although stood down in 1991, the legacy of the ROC lives on through the remaining underground...Harper, Sarah
Royal Observer Corps, aviation , exhibitions , museums, Cold War , and material culture
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The Vulcan’s Voice: multiple meanings of a Cold War artefact
On 12 April 1984, a massive delta-winged nuclear bomber landed at an airfield in south-east Scotland. Vulcan XM597 was not on a routine journey, but its final flight; for East Fortune was not an active airport, but rather housed an aviation museum, the aircraft’s destination. This moment of transfer was...Alberti, S J M M
Cold War, exhibitions, museums, aviation, and material culture
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Journal article
Rethinking the Dark Age: the multiple voices of early medieval Britain
What do you picture when you think of the Dark Age. The common perception the phrase conjures is simple living and hardship. However, the sheer number of inscribed objects from this period paint another picture. Through new research methods, we are uncovering the multiple voices of early medieval Britain and...Maldonado, Adrián
literacy, Archaeology, Vikings, Symbols, Research Project, St Ninian's Isle Treasure, Glenmorangie, and Picts
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Presentation
Did the Vikings exist?
We can all picture a Viking. But the Vikings that archaeologists dig up look rather different. Those Vikings adopted fashions from wherever they settled, and even changed religions when needed. They traded and married as much as they raided and harried. Their ships carried men, women, children and even pets....Maldonado, Adrián
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Presentation
The lives and afterlives of labels: Reconstructing historical labelling practices at the National Museum of Scotland
Despite their ubiquity and position as crucial components within the history of modern museum display, exhibition labels have received relatively little attention within the scope of the history of museums. Their absence from that scholarship parallels their absence in contemporary museum collections and archives: while museums once routinely catalogued copies...Boswell, Katie
exhibition label archive, Science and Technology, history of museums, exhibition labels, and marginalia
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Conference paper (unpublished)
'Noble Ones': Reconsidering the role of terminology in the presentation of “mummies”
Maitland, Margaret
teminology, Ancient Egypt, conference paper, and mummified person
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Lecture
Collecting and Curating Southeast Asian Art: In Conversation
This conversation between the two curators, Alexandra Green and Rosanna Nicolson, celebrates two exhibitions focusing on Southeast Asian art–“Burma to Myanmar” and “Theravada Buddhism”–concurrently showing at The British Museum and at National Museums of Scotland respectively. It highlights issues related to the formation of Asian art collections in the UK,... -
Lecture
Fair Isle Knitting: origins and authenticity
Curated by Philip Fimmano as part of New York Textile Month, this special online conference brings together speakers from around the globe, continuing our dedication to textile creativity and education by offering this exciting programme free to all students and teaching faculty.Wyld, Helen
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Lecture
The radiation of Nesospiza finches on the Tristan da Cunha Islands seminar
Ask anyone interested in birds for an example of adaptive radiations, and they will probably mention the Darwin’s Finches, the evolutionary rock stars of the Galápagos Islands. But did you know about the Nesospiza finches, endemic to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic? Tristan is a small and very...Stervander , Martin
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Presentation
Speciation research as well as career paths
Martin Stervander delivered an invited presentation on speciation research as well as career paths to the Graduate Research School in Genomic Ecology (GENECO) final meeting in Höör, SwedenStervander, Martin
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Poster (unpublished)
Sensitive not Sensational
Goggins, Sophie
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Abstract
The Presence and Absences of Photomechanical Prints
The photomechanical print plays a significant role the history of photography, and the collections of images that have made this history. The development of photomechanical processes, and the output of visual content of mechanically printed photographs rivals, if not exceeds, the development and use of chemical photography in the 19th...Belknap, Geoff
photographic objects, history of photography, photomechanical print, and photographic collections
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Presentation
Unlocking the Future of Virtual Volunteering
Uncover groundbreaking findings from the AHRC-funded, virtual volunteering Communities & Crowds project. This project reimagines volunteer-led engagement with collections, merging in-person curation with digital volunteering on Zooniverse. Join Geoff, Alex and the volunteers for a dynamic panel discussion on the project's innovative strategies and the future of virtual volunteering.Belknap, Geoff
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Book
Revealing Trimontium. The correspondence of James Curle of Melrose, excavator of Newstead Roman fort
The Roman fort of Trimontium is renowned internationally thanks to the work of James Curle (1862–1944) who led the excavations of 1905–1910. This volume brings together key sets of his correspondence which cast fresh light on the intellectual networks of the early 20th century, when professional archaeology was still in...Hunter, Fraser
Trimontium, James Curle (1862–1944), Roman fort , personal correspondence, and archaeological excavations
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Book chapter
Grooved Ware in Orkney
While the pottery from 'cooking holes' at Lion Point, Clackton, in Essex was the first assemblage to be named as 'Grooved ware' by Stuart Piggot in his influential 1936 publication that launched the idea of a type of pottery (Piggott 1936, 191), it is actually at the other end of...Sheridan, J A
Orkney, Grooved Ware, Ireland, British and Irish Neolithic, and pottery
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Book chapter
Grooved Ware in Britain and Ireland, 2023: retrospect and prospect
The contributions to the volume have demonstrated just how far our understanding of Grooved Ware in Britain and Ireland has moved on in the 24 years since Ros Cleal and Ann MacSween published their Grooved Ware in Britain and Ireland volume in 1999.Sheridan, J A