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A Final Season at King's Seat
The third and final year of excavations at King's Seat near Dunkeld, Perthshire
Early Medieval Dalmeny
New evidence for early medieval occupation at historic Dalmeny, Edinburgh
Excavating a Roman Town at Sandy, Bedfordshire
Between April and October 2018, archaeologists from AOC’s London office excavated a Roman settlement in Sandy
Landscape Survey on Conchra Estate, Kyle of Lochalsh
Walkover survey ahead of new woodland creation on Conchra Estate, Kyle of Lochalsh
Exploring a Pictish Promontory Fort in Moray
Work with the Northern Picts and Comparative Kingship Projects from the University of Aberdeen
Evidence of Metalworking at King's Seat
Community archaeology with Perth & Kinross Heritage Trust and Dunkeld & Birnam Historical Society
An Early Medieval Enclosure at Rhynie, Aberdeenshire
AOC's Cathy MacIver has been working with Dr Gordon Noble and colleagues since 2012, excavating a 5th-6th century palisaded enclosure
A Second Season of Excavations at Dun Deardail
Further work at this exceptional hillfort a stone's throw from Ben Nevis yields more information about the rampart and the features within
Community Archaeology on Moredun Top
AOC supported Tay Landscape Partnership and Perth & Kinross Heritage Trust in undertaking another season of public excavation
Behind the Ivy: Kirkton Old Church, Burntisland, Fife
AOC Archaeology Group's survey has significantly furthered the understanding of Kirkton Old Church through detailed measured survey and on-site record and analysis, as well as some preliminary historical research. Surviving 12th/13th century churches are few in number and, as it is one that was abandoned early, shows very few major alterations to its layout after the 17th century apart from those blockings associated with the burial aisles.
Aberlady Angles Community excavation: Anglo-Saxon Evidence from East Lothian
In April and May AOC Archaeology Group worked with Aberlady Conservation and Historical Society and the local community to excavate a series of features in the village Glebe Field. These features were argued to relate to the Anglo-Saxon era (7th-10thC).
NEW PUBLICATION: LIVING AND DYING AT AULDHAME
We're delighted to announce the publication of a major programme of excavation, post-excavation analysis and historical research of the Anglian monastic settlement of Auldhame…
Community Archaeology at Dun Deardail Hillfort, Glen Nevis
August 2015 saw the first of three seasons of excavation at this enigmatic vitrified hillfort near Fort William
Breaking New Ground at Dun Deardail Hillfort
From the 14th to 28th of August 2015, Nevis Landscape Partnership will be breaking new ground at Dun Deardail, as a team of volunteers conduct the first excavations of this enigmatic site with the support of archaeologists from AOC Archaeology Group (AOC). Dun Deardail is a vitrified hillfort; its wooden and stone defences were burned at such high temperatures, and for such a long time, that the stone fused together. This phenomenon was previously thought to be unintentional, the result of accident or attack, but experimental archaeology has shown that vitrification occurs only after long periods of burning: the fires must have been fed and stoked, suggesting that vitrification was an intentional process.