Archaeology & Local History
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The present group has been in existence since January 2015. Each year we choose a theme and members contribute with presentations based on their reading around the subject or research into it.
This year we were back to face-to-face meetings which has been interesting since, although on balance this is most people’s preference, I think we have all come to realise that there is something to be said for Zoom, especially on a cold, wet Monday afternoon.
Our sessions have been centred around two themes, ‘Ordinary People 1750 to 1850’ and ‘Major Scottish Sites and Excavations’ although we always welcome off-theme contributions by anyone who feels they have something they want to share with us.
Topics have included the Roman Fort of Trimontium, Transport development in Perth 1750-1850, Glimpses of the Life of the Ordinary Soldier, Mining in Scotland, Forteviot: a Pictish Power Centre in Eastern Scotland? and a debunking of the ‘coin’ of the unknown Roman emperor Sponsianus. plus, of course, Richard Coles’ regular and excellent ‘Archaeology in the News’ slot.
Next year we will be trying a new format for our meetings, based on group discussion, rather than presentations. We are still discussing the main themes, but as ever they will be wide-ranging and centred on Scotland, preferably with a Perthshire element.