Richard Welander
@rwelander.bsky.social
Archaeologist, artefact conservator and heritage enthusiast. Former Head of Collections (retired) at Historic Environment Scotland. Kilmartin Museum trustee
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Kilmartin Museum Director Dr John Raven and I with the Arts, Culture & Heritage Award at last night’s Charity Awards in London. A top night!
July 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Kilmartin Museum Director Dr John Raven and I with the Arts, Culture & Heritage Award at last night’s Charity Awards in London. A top night!
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Welcome to Peeblesshire Archaeological Society's new Bluesky page! We're very much looking forward to telling you more about PAS & keeping you up to date with the Society's activities, events & lecture programme. Please follow us and, better still, share your own archaeological interests with us.
July 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Welcome to Peeblesshire Archaeological Society's new Bluesky page! We're very much looking forward to telling you more about PAS & keeping you up to date with the Society's activities, events & lecture programme. Please follow us and, better still, share your own archaeological interests with us.
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Some bedtime reading for you all: why access to artefacts and the free ability to research, publish - and replicate - matters.
The serious reasoning behind the not-so-serious #DodecaBakeOff...
#Archaeology #Torcs #Gold ⚱️
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/04/22/p...
The serious reasoning behind the not-so-serious #DodecaBakeOff...
#Archaeology #Torcs #Gold ⚱️
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/04/22/p...
Private finds and image rights… and wrongs.
by Tess Machling [A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] This paper can be cited as: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.15264348 Following on from my earlier blogs on detecting and torc…
bigbookoftorcs.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Some bedtime reading for you all: why access to artefacts and the free ability to research, publish - and replicate - matters.
The serious reasoning behind the not-so-serious #DodecaBakeOff...
#Archaeology #Torcs #Gold ⚱️
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/04/22/p...
The serious reasoning behind the not-so-serious #DodecaBakeOff...
#Archaeology #Torcs #Gold ⚱️
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/04/22/p...
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Coming up soon our May Trimontium Talk; Secret Life of a Lowland Roundhouse Settlement with Graeme Cavers, May 8th @ 7:30pm. In person and online. You won't want to miss it! Make sure to visit the link below to book!
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April 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Coming up soon our May Trimontium Talk; Secret Life of a Lowland Roundhouse Settlement with Graeme Cavers, May 8th @ 7:30pm. In person and online. You won't want to miss it! Make sure to visit the link below to book!
zurl.co/kAuA5
zurl.co/kAuA5
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HEADS UP people. Especially those of you passionate about historic church buildings in Scotland and ensuring they have a future. Hugely important new job at the Antiqs being advertised that could help save Scotland’s church heritage.
Come work with us at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland & Scotland’s Churches Trust on our new NLHF funded project. - Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches www.socantscot.org/news/were-hi...
We're Hiring! Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches: Research Officer - Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland are looking to hire a new member of staff to help co-ordinate and deliver the Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches Project. Working closely with Scotland’s ...
www.socantscot.org
March 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
HEADS UP people. Especially those of you passionate about historic church buildings in Scotland and ensuring they have a future. Hugely important new job at the Antiqs being advertised that could help save Scotland’s church heritage.
‘Cracks, Chips & Copies’ @StirHeritage seminar. Great to hear the fuller story this afternoon from Prof SallyFoster @ablehands_ behind the #StoneofDestiny fragments. More revelations still to come! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Project traces fate of Stone of Destiny fragments
A university professor is working to trace the history of as many as 34 fragments from the ancient stone.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
‘Cracks, Chips & Copies’ @StirHeritage seminar. Great to hear the fuller story this afternoon from Prof SallyFoster @ablehands_ behind the #StoneofDestiny fragments. More revelations still to come! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Public display of archaeological human remains can be challenging particularly under Scots Law but #Kilmartin Museum’s Upper Largie Woman exhibit is exemplary and the facial reconstruction very striking and affecting.
February 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Public display of archaeological human remains can be challenging particularly under Scots Law but #Kilmartin Museum’s Upper Largie Woman exhibit is exemplary and the facial reconstruction very striking and affecting.