Meetings of the Society 1997-8 Lecture Helth n di e Theatr Royae th f eo l Museu Scotlanf mo d Monday 8 December 1997, Professor Michael Lynch, MA, PhD, FRHistS, FRSE, FRSA, President, in the Chair. The summary Minutes of the Anniversary Meeting were read and approved. The President announced illnesso t that e Lecture du r ,Katherinth , D y eb e Forsyt Oghae th n hmo Inscription Scotlanf so d coult dno be delivered. He expressed the Society's gratitude to Dr Michael Spearman and Dr Sally Foster who, at an hour's notice, had agreed to lecture to Fellows. followine Th g communications were read: e DuppliTh n inscriptions Crosit d san , some recent workMichaer D y b ' l Spearman and 'The St Andrews Sarcophagus: an update' by Dr Sally Foster. Monday January2 1 1998, Professor Michael Lynch , PhDMA , FRHistS, FRSE, FRSA, Presidente th n i , Chair. This being the annual Joint Lecture with the Friends of the National Museums of Scotland, the President welcomed all present to the Meeting. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and approved. followine Th g communicatio reads nwa : 'Tracking down Scottish export potter south-easn yi t Asia Graemy b ' CruickshankR eD , AMA,MA , FSA Scot. votA thankf eo Marr gives Si swa y k nb Russell, Chairma Friende Nationae th f th n o f so l Museums. Monday 9 February 1998, Professor Michael Lynch, MA, PhD, FRHistS, FRSE, FRSA, President, in the Chair. Minutee lasTh e th t f Meetinso g were rea approvedd dan . The following communication was read: 'Riding into history: Scotland's common ridings' by Kenneth Bogle, MA, PhD. Monday March9 Stevenson B 1998, J Mr FSA,BA, , MIFA, Vice-President Chairthe in ,. This being the joint lecture with the Prehistoric Society, the Vice-President welcomed Fellows and members of both Societies to the joint meeting. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and approved. The following communication was read: 'A new investigation into the Clava Cairns' by Professor Richard Bradley. A vote of thanks was then delivered by Dr Alison Sheridan on behalf of the Prehistoric Society. Monday 13 April 1998, Mr Hugh Cheape, MA, Vice-President in the Chair. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and approved. followine Th g communicatio reads nwa : 'Bodies, faceteethd an s : insights into archaeological dentistry r laiD ny b MacLeod' , BDS, PhD, FDSRCS, DDRRCR. y 1998,MondayMa 1 Professo1 r Michael Lynch , PhDMA ,, FRHistS, FRSE, FRSA, Presidente th n i , Chair. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and approved. The following communication was read: 'The first Glasgow "Town House", 1737-1760 Hugy b ' h Cheape, Vice-President. Monday June,8 1998, Professor Michael Lynch PhD,MA, , FRHistS, FRSE, FRSA, President Chairthe in ,. 113 | 6SOCIET ANTIQUARIEF YO SCOTLANDF SO , 1998 This bein annuae gth l Public Lecture Presidene th , t welcomed Fellows, their guest memberd san f so the public to the Meeting. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and approved. The following communication was read: 'The Romantic interior Walter :Si r Scot Abbotsfordd an t Professoy b ' r Clive Wainwright. Monday 12 October 1998, Professor Michael Lynch, MA, PhD, FRHistS, FRSE, FRSA, President, in the Chair. The President welcomed Fellows to this, the opening Lecture of the Session. Minutee lase Th th t f Meetinso g were rea approvedd dan . followine Th g communicatio reads nwa : 'Pict's Knowe, a multiphased monument in Dumfriesshire: the archaeology of place', by Julian Thomas, BTech PhD, MA ,. Monday November9 Stevenson B 1998, J r M , FSA ,BA , MIFA, Vice-President Chaire th n ,i . The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and approved. The Director then intimated to Fellows the arrangements for the Fellows' preview of the Museum of Scotland; due to great demand, and necessary safety and security arrangements, regretfully, it would not be possible for all Fellows who had applied to receive tickets. The following communication was read: 'An archaeological overvie Finlagganf wo , Islay, from earliest presene timeth o st t day Daviy b ' dH Caldwell PhD , ScotA MA ,FS , , National Museum Scotlandf so . ANNIVERSARY MEETING Minutes Anniversarye oth f Meeting Societe th f o Antiquarief yo Scotlanf so Novembe0 3 de helth n do r 1998 in the Department of Archaeology, University of Edinburgh. Professor Michael Lynch, President in the chair. Fellows were welcome Presidente th y db thankee H . d Fellow their sfo r generosit donatinn yi e th o gt Museu f Scotlanmo d Appeal; ther d bee eha n opportunit na y for 160 Fellows "o enjot previea y 23h wo ~ Novembe therd ran e woul furthee db r exclusive opportunitie vieo s collectionst e wth . Founder'Visite th o st s Roo mvieo t Staine e wth d Glass window, would als arrangee ob d once installedthis swa . The Minutes of the last Lecture meeting, on 9 November 1998, were read and approved. Major Patrick Cave Browne and Mr Patrick Ashmore having been appointed as Scrutineers, the ballots were closed. Directore Th then rea followine dth g report. DIRECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 1997-8 Membership The Fellowship of the Society now stands at 3229. In the past year 202 Fellows have taken up election, or been reinstated name6 2 ; s have been remove dthroug3 6 o deathfrot e Rold e mth an h du ,l lapsf o e subscriptio resignationr no . There are t presenta , Honorar2 2 , y Fellows. Meetings Societe Th hels customare yha d th y programm activitief eo s throug yeare hth . Nine lecture meetings were held between December 1997 and November 1998: the session included our joint lecture with the Friends of Nationae th l Museum f Scotlanso d Tracking down Scottish export pottery South-Eastn i Asia, Graerny b e Cruickshank, based on his work in the Far East, grant-aided by the Society, as well as three 'open' lectures: maro t Edinburge kth h International Science Festival r laiD , n MacLeod, delivere well-attendeda d lecture MEETING SOCIETE TH F SO Y 1997-8 1137 Bodies, faces teeth:d an insights into archaeological r bienniaou dentistry. y lMa join n I t Lecture wite hth Prehistoric Society, A new investigation into the Clava Cairns was delivered by Professor Richard Bradley, Junen i Publie d th , an c RomanticLecturee Th s wa , interior: r WalterSi Scott Abbotsfordd an deliverey db Professor Clive Wainwright. In l thos delivereadditioo al thanke o ewh t th e o nt dsdu deblecturea Societye f e o tth ow o st e w , gratitude to Drs Spearman and Foster who stepped in at an hour's notice to lecture in place of Dr Forsyth who, due to illness, was unable to deliver her promised Lecture in December. The six Rhind Lectures Scottish Royal Palaces: The Architecture of the Royal Residences during the Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Periods were delivered over the weekend of 6-8 March 1998 by John Dunbar, MA FSA FSA Scot Ron FRIAS. These will be published by Tuckwell Press in 1999 and will be made availabl Fellowo et considerabla t sa e discount. At the Recent Acquisitions Meeting in March Fellows were privileged to see the work of the Conservation and Analytical Research section, of the National Museums of Scotland and to tour the NMS Conservatio Tatm d memberJi an e s staf r r nthihi D fo laboratoriesf sf o o st e du r thanko t Ou .e ar s opportunity to see some of their work behind the scenes. Three Conferences were held durin 1997-e gth 8 sessionreportes wa s A .d previously Conference th , e on The St Andrews Sarcophagus organized by the Society in conjunction with Historic Scotland, the National Museums of Scotland and the National Committee on Carved Stones in Scotland, was held in September 1998 proceedinge Th . thisf so , editer SallD y db Foster, were publishe Septemben di r 1998 with grant-aid fro Societye mth Mayn I . Dumfrien i , Archaeologicale sth Research Progressn i Conference under the joint auspices of the Society and CSA, and which was this year organized by CSA, highlighted work in e south-westh f Scotlando t a ver y y. AlssuccessfuMa n oi l Conferenc s heldwa e , jointly with Historic Scotland, on The Stone of Destiny. This will be published, with grant-aid from Historic Scotland, as a Society Monograph. Junn I Excursioe eth Glasgowe nTh Villa, Town Countryd an guides wa Michaey db l Davis. This swa an excursion with a difference and included a visit to the Tobacco Merchant's House, now the home of the Scottish Civic Trust and the inimitable and spectacular Lauriston House, currently under restoration by the Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust, as well as two National Trust for Scotland properties: Greenbank and, in advance of the public opening, the Alexander 'Greek' Thomson villa, Holmwood. The traditional excursio enjoyes wa a t Adelaide'snda te formerla , y threatened building wit hsuitabla usew e.ne The North-East Section Annual Report The Section held eight meetings with the same programme as in Edinburgh, while Katherine Forsyth was abl deliveo et paper rhe Aberdeenn ri advertiseds a , followes Section'e wa tal a .Th Richar y y M kb db sAG d Welander and the showing of the historic Scotland video The Return of the Stone of Destiny. In conjunction with the University of Aberdeen, the Section co-organized a very successful one-day conference on current archaeological research in the North-East. A summer excursion was arranged to Inchtuthil and the Gordon Highlanders' Museum e LecturTh . e meetings continu hele b Marischa n di o et l Museum, Universitf yo Aberdeen, and were well attended.