Jeff Sanders
@jeffsanders.bsky.social
Archaeologist • Head of Outreach at Society of Antiquaries of Scotland • Antiquary • Archaeogamer • All opinions my own • he/his
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The Picts were always more than their blue-painted, bloodthirsty depictions. Carved in Stone, a new setting guide from @stoutstoat.co.uk and archaeologist Heather Christie, invites players to explore their incomplete but beautiful history.
Carved in Stone is both a history book and an eye-catching RPG
Publisher Brian Tyrrell and archeologist Heather Christie paint a pretty Pict-ure.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Picts were always more than their blue-painted, bloodthirsty depictions. Carved in Stone, a new setting guide from @stoutstoat.co.uk and archaeologist Heather Christie, invites players to explore their incomplete but beautiful history.
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CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: ‘Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’
Please pre-order or donate before 6 December to enable us to print this book by Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot, which will have a major impact on the study of Pictish kingship and society: www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
Please pre-order or donate before 6 December to enable us to print this book by Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot, which will have a major impact on the study of Pictish kingship and society: www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: ‘Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’
Please pre-order or donate before 6 December to enable us to print this book by Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot, which will have a major impact on the study of Pictish kingship and society: www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
Please pre-order or donate before 6 December to enable us to print this book by Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot, which will have a major impact on the study of Pictish kingship and society: www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
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HELP US PRINT: ‘Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’
This nationally important monograph by Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot will only be printed if we hit our crowdfunding target by 6 December.
Please support the campaign by registering your interest: www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
This nationally important monograph by Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot will only be printed if we hit our crowdfunding target by 6 December.
Please support the campaign by registering your interest: www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
HELP US PRINT: ‘Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’
This nationally important monograph by Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot will only be printed if we hit our crowdfunding target by 6 December.
Please support the campaign by registering your interest: www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
This nationally important monograph by Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot will only be printed if we hit our crowdfunding target by 6 December.
Please support the campaign by registering your interest: www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
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We are pleased to be supporting this event, which includes a talk on Ursula Clark’s photographs for ‘Architecture of Scotland’ by George Hay. A Fellow of the Society from 1953 to 1986, George was one of the most accomplished practitioners and interpreters of the distinctive architecture of Scotland.
Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens will explore how photography has shaped and recorded the urban architectural heritage of Scotland.
Find out more and book your space here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shifting-p...
Find out more and book your space here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shifting-p...
Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens
The conference will explore how photography has shaped and recorded the urban architectural heritage of Scotland.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We are pleased to be supporting this event, which includes a talk on Ursula Clark’s photographs for ‘Architecture of Scotland’ by George Hay. A Fellow of the Society from 1953 to 1986, George was one of the most accomplished practitioners and interpreters of the distinctive architecture of Scotland.
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NEW SAIR: From 2019-2020, archaeologists uncovered a significant site along the River Spey, comprising multiple phases of settlement, funerary activity, and craftworking.
Get the whole story in our latest Scottish Archaeological Internet Report (SAIR): journals.socantscot.org/index.../sai...
Get the whole story in our latest Scottish Archaeological Internet Report (SAIR): journals.socantscot.org/index.../sai...
October 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NEW SAIR: From 2019-2020, archaeologists uncovered a significant site along the River Spey, comprising multiple phases of settlement, funerary activity, and craftworking.
Get the whole story in our latest Scottish Archaeological Internet Report (SAIR): journals.socantscot.org/index.../sai...
Get the whole story in our latest Scottish Archaeological Internet Report (SAIR): journals.socantscot.org/index.../sai...
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We backfilled the #KelvinWheelies trenches today. It’s been an amazing few days of skateboarding archaeology & I want to thank our awesome team, Kieran of Archaeology Scotland, Glasgow City Council, our funders @socantscot.bsky.social and the legend that is Jamie Blair of Clan Skates. 🛹
August 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We backfilled the #KelvinWheelies trenches today. It’s been an amazing few days of skateboarding archaeology & I want to thank our awesome team, Kieran of Archaeology Scotland, Glasgow City Council, our funders @socantscot.bsky.social and the legend that is Jamie Blair of Clan Skates. 🛹
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Hot off the press! We are very excited to be launching this exciting church research project with our colleagues @socantscot.bsky.social, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Pilgrim Trust.
It's Free, in-person & online, but booking is essential 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-eve...
It's Free, in-person & online, but booking is essential 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-eve...
August 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Hot off the press! We are very excited to be launching this exciting church research project with our colleagues @socantscot.bsky.social, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Pilgrim Trust.
It's Free, in-person & online, but booking is essential 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-eve...
It's Free, in-person & online, but booking is essential 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-eve...
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Are you a student or early career researcher who wants to attend a conference or event in Scotland which is relevant to Scottish archaeology?
Our @scarf-scot.bsky.social project is offering bursaries which can contribute to registration, travel and accommodation costs: scarf.scot/students/stu...
Our @scarf-scot.bsky.social project is offering bursaries which can contribute to registration, travel and accommodation costs: scarf.scot/students/stu...
August 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Are you a student or early career researcher who wants to attend a conference or event in Scotland which is relevant to Scottish archaeology?
Our @scarf-scot.bsky.social project is offering bursaries which can contribute to registration, travel and accommodation costs: scarf.scot/students/stu...
Our @scarf-scot.bsky.social project is offering bursaries which can contribute to registration, travel and accommodation costs: scarf.scot/students/stu...
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NOMINATION DEADLINE: Dorothy Marshall Medal
Do you know someone who, in a voluntary capacity, has made an outstanding contribution to Scottish archaeological or related work?
Submit your nomination for the Dorothy Marshall Medal before midnight on 10 August 2025: www.socantscot.org/grants-prize...
Do you know someone who, in a voluntary capacity, has made an outstanding contribution to Scottish archaeological or related work?
Submit your nomination for the Dorothy Marshall Medal before midnight on 10 August 2025: www.socantscot.org/grants-prize...
August 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
NOMINATION DEADLINE: Dorothy Marshall Medal
Do you know someone who, in a voluntary capacity, has made an outstanding contribution to Scottish archaeological or related work?
Submit your nomination for the Dorothy Marshall Medal before midnight on 10 August 2025: www.socantscot.org/grants-prize...
Do you know someone who, in a voluntary capacity, has made an outstanding contribution to Scottish archaeological or related work?
Submit your nomination for the Dorothy Marshall Medal before midnight on 10 August 2025: www.socantscot.org/grants-prize...
An important part of a bigger story that has so far mainly focused on the University of Edinburgh
NEW GUEST BLOG - The Gunning Victoria Jubilee Gift: Brazilian Slavery and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Dr Simon Buck writes about Dr Robert Halliday Gunning (1818-1900), new information on his links to slavery, and his connections to the Society: www.socantscot.org/news/guest-b...
Dr Simon Buck writes about Dr Robert Halliday Gunning (1818-1900), new information on his links to slavery, and his connections to the Society: www.socantscot.org/news/guest-b...
July 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
An important part of a bigger story that has so far mainly focused on the University of Edinburgh
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NEW GUEST BLOG - The Gunning Victoria Jubilee Gift: Brazilian Slavery and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Dr Simon Buck writes about Dr Robert Halliday Gunning (1818-1900), new information on his links to slavery, and his connections to the Society: www.socantscot.org/news/guest-b...
Dr Simon Buck writes about Dr Robert Halliday Gunning (1818-1900), new information on his links to slavery, and his connections to the Society: www.socantscot.org/news/guest-b...
July 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NEW GUEST BLOG - The Gunning Victoria Jubilee Gift: Brazilian Slavery and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Dr Simon Buck writes about Dr Robert Halliday Gunning (1818-1900), new information on his links to slavery, and his connections to the Society: www.socantscot.org/news/guest-b...
Dr Simon Buck writes about Dr Robert Halliday Gunning (1818-1900), new information on his links to slavery, and his connections to the Society: www.socantscot.org/news/guest-b...
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Want to delve into Bronze and Iron Age settlements, Roman activity and how Reivers, Covenanters and farmers shaped the landscape at Corehead in Dumfries & Galloway? 🥾
Don't miss this free walk with Uncovering the Tweed and the Borders Forest Trust on 9 August: www.digitscotland.com/events/walk-...
Don't miss this free walk with Uncovering the Tweed and the Borders Forest Trust on 9 August: www.digitscotland.com/events/walk-...
July 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Want to delve into Bronze and Iron Age settlements, Roman activity and how Reivers, Covenanters and farmers shaped the landscape at Corehead in Dumfries & Galloway? 🥾
Don't miss this free walk with Uncovering the Tweed and the Borders Forest Trust on 9 August: www.digitscotland.com/events/walk-...
Don't miss this free walk with Uncovering the Tweed and the Borders Forest Trust on 9 August: www.digitscotland.com/events/walk-...
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Imagine it’s the west of Ireland in 1847, during the Great Famine?
Starving men, women, children desperately try to get to the Workhouse or charity Soup Kitchens. British Red Coat soldiers line up on the road, fire, then bayonet wounded by the road, while laughing. 1/
Starving men, women, children desperately try to get to the Workhouse or charity Soup Kitchens. British Red Coat soldiers line up on the road, fire, then bayonet wounded by the road, while laughing. 1/
The PNG Courier on the crime against humanity currently being permitted to take place in Gaza.
Substack - mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-png-co...
Substack - mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-png-co...
July 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Imagine it’s the west of Ireland in 1847, during the Great Famine?
Starving men, women, children desperately try to get to the Workhouse or charity Soup Kitchens. British Red Coat soldiers line up on the road, fire, then bayonet wounded by the road, while laughing. 1/
Starving men, women, children desperately try to get to the Workhouse or charity Soup Kitchens. British Red Coat soldiers line up on the road, fire, then bayonet wounded by the road, while laughing. 1/
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SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT: We are delighted to support @scotarchforum.bsky.social's 2025 conference on the theme of Building Bridges.
Have something to say about collaboration, inclusivity and global engagement in Scottish archaeology? The abstract deadline is 31 July: www.scotarchforum.com/saf2025
Have something to say about collaboration, inclusivity and global engagement in Scottish archaeology? The abstract deadline is 31 July: www.scotarchforum.com/saf2025
July 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT: We are delighted to support @scotarchforum.bsky.social's 2025 conference on the theme of Building Bridges.
Have something to say about collaboration, inclusivity and global engagement in Scottish archaeology? The abstract deadline is 31 July: www.scotarchforum.com/saf2025
Have something to say about collaboration, inclusivity and global engagement in Scottish archaeology? The abstract deadline is 31 July: www.scotarchforum.com/saf2025
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In 2023, volunteers uncovered a rare visible example of an early mine shaft at a 17th-century mansion in Stirlingshire 👷
Want to help investigate this unusual feature, no experience required? Register to join the team from 19 July before spaces fill up: www.digitscotland.com/events/banno...
Want to help investigate this unusual feature, no experience required? Register to join the team from 19 July before spaces fill up: www.digitscotland.com/events/banno...
July 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
In 2023, volunteers uncovered a rare visible example of an early mine shaft at a 17th-century mansion in Stirlingshire 👷
Want to help investigate this unusual feature, no experience required? Register to join the team from 19 July before spaces fill up: www.digitscotland.com/events/banno...
Want to help investigate this unusual feature, no experience required? Register to join the team from 19 July before spaces fill up: www.digitscotland.com/events/banno...
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NEW RESEARCH REPORT: The Wartime Orkney Trail leaflets project
Read the report by Ian Collins FSAScot, who was awarded a Society grant to develop self-guided wartime trails exploring the rich archaeology left by 19th and 20th century military activity in Orkney: www.socantscot.org/.../the-wart...
Read the report by Ian Collins FSAScot, who was awarded a Society grant to develop self-guided wartime trails exploring the rich archaeology left by 19th and 20th century military activity in Orkney: www.socantscot.org/.../the-wart...
July 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
NEW RESEARCH REPORT: The Wartime Orkney Trail leaflets project
Read the report by Ian Collins FSAScot, who was awarded a Society grant to develop self-guided wartime trails exploring the rich archaeology left by 19th and 20th century military activity in Orkney: www.socantscot.org/.../the-wart...
Read the report by Ian Collins FSAScot, who was awarded a Society grant to develop self-guided wartime trails exploring the rich archaeology left by 19th and 20th century military activity in Orkney: www.socantscot.org/.../the-wart...
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It’s me! I can finally reveal that I’ve been appointed as the Research Officer for this vital project.
Hundreds of churches are currently closing or at risk here in Scotland. This work will rapidly assess our endangered heritage and work with communities to find solutions.
Hundreds of churches are currently closing or at risk here in Scotland. This work will rapidly assess our endangered heritage and work with communities to find solutions.
July 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It’s me! I can finally reveal that I’ve been appointed as the Research Officer for this vital project.
Hundreds of churches are currently closing or at risk here in Scotland. This work will rapidly assess our endangered heritage and work with communities to find solutions.
Hundreds of churches are currently closing or at risk here in Scotland. This work will rapidly assess our endangered heritage and work with communities to find solutions.
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Would you like to get more involved? We’re recruiting a Community Officer for the project! Deadline 13th July.
WORK WITH US: The Society is looking to hire a Community Officer to help our Research Officer co-ordinate and deliver Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches, our project with @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social.
Read more and apply before midnight on 13 July: www.socantscot.org/news/work-wi...
Read more and apply before midnight on 13 July: www.socantscot.org/news/work-wi...
July 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Would you like to get more involved? We’re recruiting a Community Officer for the project! Deadline 13th July.
England wildlife regulator chair (pictured) ‘enthusiastic’ about lynx rewilding
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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England wildlife regulator chair ‘enthusiastic’ about lynx rewilding
Views on apex predator still polarised, says Natural England head, as activists apply for trial release in Northumberland
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June 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
England wildlife regulator chair (pictured) ‘enthusiastic’ about lynx rewilding
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Exciting to see this coming together! It’s Faifley’s new school campus with Cochno Stone rock art inspired design and colour scheme. #UrbanPrehistory #FaifleyRocks
June 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Exciting to see this coming together! It’s Faifley’s new school campus with Cochno Stone rock art inspired design and colour scheme. #UrbanPrehistory #FaifleyRocks
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Could the Norse hall found at Skaill Farm in 2019 have been home to Sigurd, a powerful chieftain mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga? 🍻
Visit the site from 7 July when @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social will return to uncover more of its 1,000-year history: www.digitscotland.com/events/skail...
Visit the site from 7 July when @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social will return to uncover more of its 1,000-year history: www.digitscotland.com/events/skail...
June 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Could the Norse hall found at Skaill Farm in 2019 have been home to Sigurd, a powerful chieftain mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga? 🍻
Visit the site from 7 July when @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social will return to uncover more of its 1,000-year history: www.digitscotland.com/events/skail...
Visit the site from 7 July when @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social will return to uncover more of its 1,000-year history: www.digitscotland.com/events/skail...
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In Glencoe, @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @n-t-s.bsky.social are investigating an early modern township from 24 June to 8 July 🌄
Visit or volunteer, or head to their festival on 5 July to enjoy tours, storytelling, artefact handling and more: www.digitscotland.com/events/glenc...
#ScotlandDigs2025
Visit or volunteer, or head to their festival on 5 July to enjoy tours, storytelling, artefact handling and more: www.digitscotland.com/events/glenc...
#ScotlandDigs2025
June 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
In Glencoe, @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @n-t-s.bsky.social are investigating an early modern township from 24 June to 8 July 🌄
Visit or volunteer, or head to their festival on 5 July to enjoy tours, storytelling, artefact handling and more: www.digitscotland.com/events/glenc...
#ScotlandDigs2025
Visit or volunteer, or head to their festival on 5 July to enjoy tours, storytelling, artefact handling and more: www.digitscotland.com/events/glenc...
#ScotlandDigs2025
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With fellows of the @socantscot.bsky.social, we started the "Hidden Voices" project of which I am very proud! We work to enhance the biographies and contributions of women archaeologists to the field. Check out our new website and drop us a line if you'd be interested in joinning us!
Hidden Voices - Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Hidden Voices The “Hidden Voices” project, initiated by current Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, seeks to “unearth” the achievements of female archaeologists whose contributions to S...
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June 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
With fellows of the @socantscot.bsky.social, we started the "Hidden Voices" project of which I am very proud! We work to enhance the biographies and contributions of women archaeologists to the field. Check out our new website and drop us a line if you'd be interested in joinning us!
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NEW RESEARCH REPORT: Dundurn dendrochronological and radiocarbon analysis
Read the report by Fellows Prof Gordon Noble and Dr Anne Crone who were awarded a Society grant to dendro-date timbers from an early medieval Pictish site in Perth & Kinross: socantscot.org/uncategorize...
Read the report by Fellows Prof Gordon Noble and Dr Anne Crone who were awarded a Society grant to dendro-date timbers from an early medieval Pictish site in Perth & Kinross: socantscot.org/uncategorize...
June 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
NEW RESEARCH REPORT: Dundurn dendrochronological and radiocarbon analysis
Read the report by Fellows Prof Gordon Noble and Dr Anne Crone who were awarded a Society grant to dendro-date timbers from an early medieval Pictish site in Perth & Kinross: socantscot.org/uncategorize...
Read the report by Fellows Prof Gordon Noble and Dr Anne Crone who were awarded a Society grant to dendro-date timbers from an early medieval Pictish site in Perth & Kinross: socantscot.org/uncategorize...