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Belated records from Silpha tyrolensis Laicharting (Silphidae) from Cumbria
The recent publication of Lane, Lucas & Whiffin (2020), with the keys it contains led to AD's re-examination of a series of larger silphids that have resided in his collection for several years.Dutton, Adrian ; Whiffin, Ashleigh
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A century of Roman silver - new views on the Traprain Treasure
Dr Fraser Hunter provides a timely reassessment of the Traprain Treasure with the results of a ten-year research project that invites us to reassess why the treasure was 'hacked' and what this can tell us about Roman links to Scotland.Hunter, Fraser
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Unwrapping the Galloway Hoard: Secrets of a unique Viking Age collection from south-west Scotland
Buried c.AD 900, the Galloway Hoard is thought to be Scotland's earliest-known Viking Age hoars. In the years since its discovery in 2014, wide-ranging research has illuminated its eclectic and often unique contents. As a new exhibition opens, exploring the story so far, Martin Goldberg takes us through some of...Goldberg, D Martin
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Northern Modernist Jewellery – a museum collecting project
In 2015 National Museums Scotland was awarded an Art Fund New Collecting Award to collect, research and disseminate jewellery designed and created in Britain and the Nordic States between 1945-1978. The project highlighted a legacy of transnational influences and traditions within Northern Europe, particularly shared cultural heritage, the influence of...Rothwell, Sarah
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The correct name for the montane Hydrophorus species (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) occurring in the British Isles
The presence of Hydrophorus pilipes Frey, 1915 is confirmed in the British Isles, the species being previously mis-identified as Hydrophorus rufibarbis Gerstäcker, 1864.MacGowan, Iain ; Drake, C Martin
montane Diptera, olichopodid Hydrophorus rufibarbis, National Museums Scotland collections, and David Horsfield
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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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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