Edinburgh, Lothians & Borders Archaeology Conference Saturday 19th November 2016 (9.00am - 4.45pm) Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh Tickets £15 each, Buffet Lunch £10 (Buffet Lunch must Be pre-Booked) Conference Only Tickets available on the day. To book telephone 01620 827408 or email [email protected] For more information and the full programme visit www.eastlothian.gov.uk/archaeology © Durham University — Supported by — Booking Form © AOC Archaeology Group Edinburgh, Lothians & Borders CFA Archaeology Archaeology Conference 2016 © Edinburgh, Lothians & Borders Saturday 19th November 2016 9.00am - 4.45pm Archaeology Conference Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh I wish to book in advance:* ............................................................. places at £15 each ...................................................... buffet lunches at £10 each Please indicate any special dietary requirements: Vegetarian Gluten Free Other Total enclosed £ ................................................................. 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Tel: 01620 827408 or Email: [email protected] © Durham University AOC Archaeology Group For further information please contact either: © Programme Andrew Robertson on Email: [email protected] Saturday 19th November 2016 (9.00am - 4.45pm) John Lawson on Email: [email protected] Christopher Bowles Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh on Email: [email protected] This is the annual conference organised by the City of Edinburgh Council, East Lothian Programme Council and Scottish Borders Council. It provides an important opportunity to hear and discuss first hand accounts of the archaeological fieldwork and research being Chairs Morning: Stephanie Leith (ELCAS). Afternoon: Christopher Bowles (SBC). undertaken in Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders. 0900-0930 Registration, tea & coffee Abstracts available online at www.eastlothian.gov.uk/archaeology and on the day. 0930-0940 Welcome & SESARF the Future! A buffet lunch is available but must be pre-booked. John A Lawson (CECAS) Tea and coffee will be provided at registration, morning and afternoon breaks. 0940-1005 Aberlady Angles: Recent work in the Glebe Field Ian Malcolm (Aberlady Conservation and Historical Society) & Andy Heald and Ross Murray (AOC Archaeology Group) How To Find Us 1005-1030 The Almost King Near a Car Park: Geophysics Results from the Auld Kirk and Philiphaugh, Selkirk Queen Margaret University is on the eastern fringe of Edinburgh, right beside the seaside Christopher Bowles (Scottish Borders Council) town of Musselburgh, and is easily accessed from the city and beyond. The area is bordered 1030-1040 Discussion by the main east coast rail line to London and the A1. It also neighbours the city by-pass. 1040-1110 COFFEE/TEA BREAK The university is very easy to reach by train, as it is situated right beside Musselburgh 1110-1135 Around the Town: The excavation of a medieval Burgh-ditch at East Market Station. The rail service from Edinburgh Waverley to Musselburgh takes around six minutes. Street Edinburgh Parking Parking available at the venue. Jessica Lumb (AOC Archaeology Group) Traveline Telephone: 0871 200 2233 for bus information. 1135-1200 Disease, death and burial in post-medieval Leith Richard Newman (Wardell Armstrong) More information about the venue and travel can be found at: www.qmu.ac.uk 1200-1225 Scottish soldiers in Durham: scientific identification of the skeletons from Palace Green Andrew Millard (Durham University) 1225-1240 Discussion 1240-1340 LUNCH © Scottish Borders Council 1340-1405 Riddles Court, a Merchants House fit for a King Mike Cressey (CFA Archaeology) 1405-1430 Interpreting Hume Castle and Deserted Village using 3D data from a UAV survey Piers Dixon & Georgina Brown (Historic Environment Scotland) 1430-1455 The evolution of settlement at Roslin from prehistory to the 21st century Kevin Paton (AOC Archaeology Group) 1455-1510 Discussion 1510-1540 COFFEE/TEA BREAK 1540-1605 The Archaeology of Edinburgh’s 18th Century Botanic Garden Tom Addyman or Andrew Morrison (Addyman Archaeology) 1605-1630 Shootinglee: Hunting Lodge, Forest Stead or Toun – survey and excavation Joyce Durham (Peeblesshire Archaeology Society) & Piers Dixon (Historic Environment Scotland) 1630-1645 Discussion 1645 CLOSE © Addyman Archaeology.