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....and drone photo of today's test pits just in! STV News Out of Doors Aberdeenshire Council Bruce Mann Dig It! Historic Scotland June Armstrong Roslyn Hay @something_corny Cameron Archaeology You need to look closely to see the 1x1m test pits in the enormous field!

Exciting day at Milton of Crathes burnt hazelnut shells, flints and charcoal 70cm down under sand and a feature with charcoal fill. TP30 rocks! Bruce Mann Dig It! Cameron Archaeology Historic Scotland Caroline WJ @something_corny June Armstrong Roslyn Hay @annclarkerocks

Mesolithic Deeside will be test pitting at Potarch looking for a *new* Mesolithic site. Come and volunteer or see what we have found. Bruce Mann Sheila Duthie Roslyn Hay June Armstrong 🖤 🌱🏳️‍⚧️dianex 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 🖤 Cameron Archaeology alison campsie Historic Scotland Dig It! @something_corny

Potarch test pitting young archaeologist in the making -excellent flint spotting from all the home schoolers, primary class and today we host a local scout group Bruce Mann Dig It! Cameron Archaeology Roslyn Hay @annclarkerocks #aberdeenshire #pubarch Potarch Hotel

Deer Abbey dig machining Day 1 we think that we have another hearth with a ring ditch around it. And big bits of slag. Car stuck in mud, wrong toilets, delivered, toad rescued and everything being filmed by Midas Media Bruce Mann Dig It! The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland

Recent History Scotland article by Sheila Duthie about the Mesolithic Deeside group #mesolithic #pubarch Bruce Mann @annclarkerocks Cameron Archaeology Roslyn Hay June Armstrong @something_corny

Recent test pitting - these are the lithics from the same level in 4 test pits - we may have found a #mesolithic hot spot! Cameron Archaeology Bruce Mann @DrTimKinnaird Roslyn Hay June Armstrong @something_corny @annclarkerocks

"Flowers from the Field" by Roslyn Hay Roslyn Hay ....A contemporary artwork made from remnants of the past. A tribute to the ancestors who walked the fields before us....Flint, ceramic and clay tobacco pipes on black faux leather Tesco placemat Cameron Archaeology Bruce Mann

..photos for NB9, Nether Balfour, Durris walked last weekend. Some rather nice bits with retouch and quite a few scrapers. 104 flint Lithics, 1 rhyolite and 2 quartz blades. Bruce Mann Cameron Archaeology @annclarkerocks Roslyn Hay

Vital hunter-gatherer safety equipment! Two Supalite four person Bothy shelters, and two Mountain First Aid kits ... ordered ready for the upcoming Cairngorm sub group outings. Many thanks to Scotmid Co-operative Community Fund who gave us £150 towards the cost of this important safety kit

Excited to announce we are hosting Graeme Warren 'Looking Up: prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the Cairngorms' Thurs 10 Aug 7pm ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Bruce Mann #aberdeenshire Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve NTS We are now Research Ireland NTS Archaeologist Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Archaeology Scotland

Saturday 16 September 2023, 11.00am - 4.00pm During Scottish Archaeology Month, get hands on with fascinating archaeology collections. Mesolithic Deeside will be there with an exhibition, lithics and doing a talk aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM/whats-abe…

We are pleased to announce we will host a talk by Prof Kate Britton Kate Britton Archaeology at UoA on Sat 14 Oct 2pm Crathes Public Hall. Ghosts in the Landscape: Archaeo-Ecological Approaches to Scotland's Elusive Palaeolithic past'. Come and find out all about her new project.

Sandra Davison talk 27 Nov 7pm on Teams. Lithics found in the Cairngorm mountain passes indicate Mesolithic people at least occasionally moved through montane areas.  Mapping Mesolithic Motorways began by mapping drove roads and existing find spots. Email [email protected]

Seasons greetings and hope to see you all in the field next year. Huge thanks to Roslyn Hay for this photo and so many others this year. And all the volunteers without whom there would be no Mesolithic Deeside.

Mesolithic Deeside AGM followed by talk by Torben Ballin Saturday 5 October 2024. Overview of the lithics industries of the Scottish Late Upper Palaeolithic. In person only Bruce Mann Dig It! @annclarkerocks Archaeology at UoA