Nasty, Brutish and Short? Publication of Structure 2 at Black Loch
We’re pleased to announce the the excavation and analysis of the remarkable roundhouse, Structure 2, at Black Loch of Myrton has been published in Journal of Wetland Archaeology, volume 18 and, thanks to a grant from Historic Environment Scotland the paper is Open Access, meaning it is free to all to download. You can find […]
Excavations at Black Loch, 2018
Our understanding of the nature and development of the settlement at Black Loch has continued to expand and evolve with every season of excavation there. During the last 2 seasons, in 2017 and most recently in May/June of 2018 work has focused in the southern half of the settlement, where we have explored more of […]
Excavations at Black Loch begin again in 2017
View the first of our series of films of the excavations at Black Loch of Myrton, carried out by AOC Archaeology with Whithorn Trust and Urbancroft Films. Digging at Black Loch Trailer from AOC Archaeology on Vimeo.
Excavations at Black Loch, 2017
Excavations will soon begin again at Black Loch of Myrton, the spectacular wetland village near Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway. Fieldwork begins on Monday 22nd May, ending on 10th June. There are opportunities to volunteer on the site, under the supervision of archaeologists from AOC Archaeology Group. Find more details on AOC’s Facebook page: If you […]
Rural settlement: relating buildings, landscape, and people in the European Iron Age
Graeme Cavers and Anne Crone will present at the three-day seminar hosted by the First Millennia Studies Group, Rural settlement: relating buildings, landscape, and people in the European Iron Age from 18th to 21st June 2017. Anne and Graeme will talk on Monday 18th June; details of their paper are below, and you can read […]
WARP 30, Bradford 2016
In June 2016 Graeme Cavers and Anne Crone presented two papers on recent SWAP work on Iron Age wetland settlements in SW Scotland at the 30th Anniversary Meeting of the WARP conference. Read the abstracts below: IRON AGE WETLAND LANDSCAPES: ADVANCES IN LAKE-SETTLEMENT STUDIES IN SCOTLAND Graeme Cavers, Anne Crone The Scottish Wetland […]