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2024
Podcast
Basics 2: Curation with Ashleigh Whiffin
In part two of Taxonomy Basics, Ashleigh Whiffin of National Museums Scotland brings us into the entomology collection to learn the fundamentals of curayion and preservation, including which pins to use, the importance of collection dataWhiffin, Ashleigh
curation, taxonomy, entomological collections, and entomology
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2023
Podcast
The Viking-Age Galloway Hoard
The Galloway Hoard is one of the most spectacular Viking-Age hoards ever discovered, its multiple packages and layers containing not only a huge volume of remarkable silver and gold jewellery and a stunning lidded silver vessel, but also an astonishingly rare collection of the organic materials - in this case,...Maldonado, Adrián
scandinavia , ireland , vikingage, britain, vikings, archaeology, viking , and history
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2020
Podcast
Egypt, Past and Present in Dialogue
This is the recording of a panel discussion in which guests discuss the legacies of British archaeological practices in Egypt. The discussion was chaired by journalist, writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed and featured curator Margaret Maitland and Egypt’s dispersed Heritage project researchers Heba Abd el Gawad and Alice Stevenson. This...National Museums Scotland
museum, Decolonization, Egyptian archaeology, Egyptian heritage, and comics
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2021
Podcast
Galloway Hoard
In September 2014, a metal detectorist discovered the rarest collection of Viking-age objects ever found to date in Britain. The Galloway hoard displays a remarkable variety of material and treasures, not only from the United Kingdom but as far as central Asia. In this episode, Dr. Martin Goldberg, the Senior...Goldberg, Martin ; Jarman, Cat
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2022
Podcast
African Queen: how an intact royal burial from Egypt reveals new insights into cultural connections
On this episode of The PastCast, Margaret Maitland – Principal Curator of the Ancient Mediterranean at National Museums Scotland – explains why recent analyses of the objects are offering new perspectives on Egypt’s relationship with its southern neighbour, Nubia, in what is now northern Sudan and the southernmost area of...Henderson, Calum ; Maitland, Margaret
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2021
Podcast
The Scotichronicast’s First Listener Q&A
In this episode, you will hear about how Aristotle influenced the Scottish code of chivalry, the legal position of women in medieval Scotland, and a discussion of what happened to the Picts. Special thanks to Dr. Callum Watson, Dr. Rachel Meredith Davis, and Dr. Adrián Maldonado for their help in...Watson, Callum ; Meredith Davis, Rachel ; Maldonado, Adrián ; Buchanan, Kate
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2021
Podcast
The Origins Of Scotland
The Medieval period saw the advancement of many countries, evolving to the provinces in Europe that we know today; Scotland is no different. In this episode, Cat is joined by Dr. Adrian Maldonado, an Archeologist and Glenmorangie Research Fellow at National Museums Scotland. With the birth of kingdoms such as...Maldonado, Adrián ; Jarman, Cat
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2022
Podcast
Iona and the Vikings: how raids on Iona introduced a new age
In this week’s episode of the podcast, Jackie discovers what brought the invaders from the north to Scotland, and what encouraged them to stay. Joined by Dr Adrián Maldonado, the Glenmorangie Research Fellow at National Museums Scotland and an expert in the Scottish Viking Age, Jackie looks at how the...Bird, Jackie ; Maldonado, Adrián