www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk ISSUE 29 SUMMER 2017 Archaeology of Medicine Bones, Bodies and Disease Hospital Ancient buildings tools Scottish soldiers CONTENTS Issue No 29 / Summer 2017 Got something to say? ISSN 2041-7039 The next issue will be on the theme ‘The History of Archaeology’, Published by Archaeology Scotland, editorial features and you are invited to submit Suite 1a, Stuart House, 04 14 articles relating to this. We also From the Director Scottish Soldiers welcome articles on general topics, Eskmills, Station Road, 17 Architectural Heritage of Scotland’s Hospitals community projects, SAM events Musselburgh EH21 7PB 20 Tel: 0300 012 9878 The Gardens of Holyrood and the fi rst Physic and research projects, as well Email: info@archaeologyscotland. news Garden as members’ letters. 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The re tale of the 5,000 soldiers who weekend, Waverley Mall Time were captured at the Battle of Trail, the Portmoak family day Dunbar and the detective work at Loch Leven and Gardening around the burials found at the Scotland show at Ingliston to name Palace Green in Durham give us but a few. We also ran a Castles a valuable snapshot in time, and and Caves Tour of Fife which was there’s an insight into the work of led by Peter Yeoman. our very own Editor, Sue Anderson, and what can be learned from I hope to see some of you osteo-archaeology. There’s at the various events over the Rebecca Barclay receives our partnership certifi cate from East Ayrshire’s Head of Education Alan Ward, alongside Graham Boyd, East Ayrshire’s Heritage Education Development Offi cer © Archaeology Scotland much more to read about in this Summer and do save the date for Scotland’s Community Heritage issue including an article on the n 10 May we attended the unit achieving Heritage Hero Awards. architecture of Scottish hospitals Conference later in the year. These two days (Friday 10th and ‘O’ Factor in Kilmarnock. The intention is that all young people and Scotland’s first Physic Garden Organised by East Ayrshire’s in East Ayrshire have the chance to Saturday 11th November) will O at Holyrood Palace. Away from our Learning Outdoor Support Team, gain a Heritage Hero Award. attract speakers and delegates medical theme, there are articles this annual event celebrated and East Ayrshire has been doing on Mesolithic carnelian artefacts from beyond Scotland so that championed the outdoor learning fantastic work promoting heritage from the Tay estuary and an we can all learn from community activities undertaken by their young education alongside outdoor update on the Ben Lawers Project. heritage projects in other parts of people. It was a fantastic opportunity education. This includes creating the UK and further afield and will to talk to educators about what we In other news, it certainly has town trails for their schools (temporarily) drop the traditional offer and hear about their ideas. highlighting key historic places, been a busy spell with our annual bar on heritage professionals We were able to visit stands run by providing relevant historic maps, Summer School weekend; the the young people and their teachers taking the main stage. As part photos and relevant information and Rhind lectures; the Archaeological outlining their outdoor learning suggesting appropriate activities. of the Year of History Heritage adventures. Our votes on the best Research in Progress Conference and Archaeology this is going to Their young people have been projects were tallied for an award engaged in photography projects, and the Festival of Museums all be one of the showcase events in May. We have been out and ceremony that rounded off the event. research into World War 1 soldiers of the year and more details will We were also recognised as partners and exploration of cemeteries and about with our hands on activities be online soon on the Historic in outdoor excellence. (grinding grain using quern castles. It has been inspiring to work Environment Scotland website. We have been working closely with with them, and we can’t wait to see stones; simulated excavations; East Ayrshire and the Heritage Hero what projects they’ll be undertaking Heritage Hero Awards ‘Past-Port’ Awards. At the time of writing, six next. From the Di and our artefact investigation kits) Eila Macqueen Award projects have been complete NEWS SCOTLAND ARCHAEOLOGY at the Stirling Castle Big History Director with 262 young people from eight Kate Fowler, Archaeology Scotland different schools and their support 4 – ISSUE 29 SUMMER 2017 – 5 news the formation of Queen’s Park Football help us to support a number of different club and the 135th anniversary of the first audiences. In particular the project will England vs Scotland match at the West give disadvantaged young people an of Scotland Cricket Ground, it is also the opportunity to learn about their past, take 50th anniversary of the winding up of Third part in fun activities and perhaps become Lanark Football Club. involved more in the future. Working in So what will we be doing? We have a partnership will enable us to reach young number of plans to engage people and people interested in sport in areas that investigate sporting heritage throughout have high levels of disadvantage, such the year. We will be supporting Queen’s as health inequalities and unemployment Park to celebrate their 150th anniversary amongst working age individuals. Against in July and our excavations and Scottish this backdrop, opportunities for personal Archaeology Month launch events will take development amongst young people are place in the last week of August. To follow limited and aspirations low. The Playing the this up we will be working with the Scottish Past project will give us the opportunity to Football Museum and Sporting Memories help with some of these issues. The eerie remains at Cathkin Park, and (right) Third Lanark Badge at Cathkin to generate information about football Park © Archaeology Scotland in Glasgow and prepare an exhibition to If you have ever wondered about celebrate our findings. Scotland’s sporting past why not drop us a line and get involved? One of the great things about this project is that it has enabled us to link Phil Richardson, Adopt-a-Monument, Playing the Past up with some fabulous partners who will Archaeology Scotland hose of you who have ever stepped and get them to see the connection between off the train at Mount Florida in sports and heritage, and we will do this by TGlasgow’s southside on your way to focusing on the sporting heritage of Cathkin watch Scotland play at Hampden may not Park. Sports are by far the most popular 20 Years of Scottish Archaeology Month be aware that you are surrounded by a rich subject in the UK. A survey In June 2016 t was twenty years ago when sporting past. Thanks to the recent work by showed that nine of the top ten most viewed Archaeology Scotland took the Hampden Bowling Club we now know TV programmes were sports events (the Iover the job of running the Cathcart and District railway line on 10th was an episode of East Enders). But National Archaeology Days which you travelled, cut straight through the people don’t associate Sports with heritage (NAD) in Scotland.