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Scottish archaeology

1. Ancient Scotland Tour
2. GUARD: Glasgow University Archaeology Research Division
3. Highland Council Archaeology Service
4. Historic Scotland
5. Kilmartin House
6. Stones of Wonder: Prehistoric Observatories in Scotland
7. The Scottish Parliament Project History. Holyrood Site Selected: Archaeology

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Ancient Scotland Tour

Account of a SCRAN sponsored tour of more than 200 Scottish prehistoric sites which took place from May to July 1998, and resulted in a multimedia travel diary, images, maps, equipment specifications and a message board.
     Author: Arosio, Paola & Meozzi, Diego
     Subjects: scottish archaeology
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: documents

GUARD: Glasgow University Archaeology Research Division

Involved in projects varying from rescue excavations to sustained research studies. Includes interim reports from current projects around Scotland.
     Author: GUARD, University of Glasgow
     Subjects: scottish archaeology
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: institution

Highland Council Archaeology Service

Offers details of events, publications and excavations, and provides a list of links to heritage bodies, projects and archeological information and advice services. A number of pdfs detailing sites and heritage trails in and around the Highlands are available to download from here.
     Author: Highland Archaeology Service
     Subjects: scottish archaeology
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: institution

Historic Scotland

Safeguards Scotland's built heritage by scheduling monuments of national importance, listing historic buildings of special architectural or historic interest, conserving properties in its care, and providing financial assistance to private owners towards the costs of conserving and repairing outstanding monuments and buildings.
     Author: Historic Scotland
     Subjects: scottish archaeology
     DeweyClass: 936.2
     Resource type: institution

Kilmartin House

Review of 150 prehistoric sites lying across Kilmartin Valley in Argyll. A quick tour of Kilmartin House museum depicts, through images and excavation details, the carved rocks, burial cairns, and standing stones which characterise the landscape, while a photographic database of forts and duns, Christian sites, castles, and crannogs provides a detailed pictorial record of the area, tracing over 5,000 years of human history.
     Author: Kilmartin House Trust
     Subjects: scottish archaeology, scottish history
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: interactive map, museum

Stones of Wonder: Prehistoric Observatories in Scotland

Guide to prehistoric monuments in Scotland, dating to the Neolithic or the Bronze Age, which have orientations to the sun, moon or stars. Includes background information on archaeoastronomy and a listing of monuments which can be visited.
     Author: Pollock, Robert
     Subjects: astronomy research, scottish archaeology
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: document

The Scottish Parliament Project History. Holyrood Site Selected: Archaeology

Some information about the archaeological work which was carried out alongside the development of the site for the Scottish Parliament and within Queensbury House, in the late 1990s.
     Author: Scottish Parliament
     Subjects: scottish archaeology
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: document