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Teaching Fellow (GEO485A) | University of Aberdeen We are seeking a 1.0 FTE Teaching Fellow in Cultural Heritage for a 10-month post to provide undergraduate and postgraduate teaching cover for a faculty member on research leave.

Teaching post in Cultural Heritage at our Department: www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/teac...

05.03.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Till Sunday midnight - free shipping on all UK orders!

All profits go to Northern Picts research! Merry xmas!
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28.02.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Before you proceed - Kelten

I wrote an accessible summary of some of our recent work for the online Dutch Celtic Studies publication Kelten. You can read it here!
kelten.vanhamel.nl/k-jaarboek-2...

25.02.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to see Leverhulme Research Leadership Awardee, Professor Gordon Noble @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social, talk about his work at the @britishacademy.bsky.social's flagship Lecture programme that showcases the very best scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. Sign up now! πŸ‘‡

20.02.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Storms reveal rare 2,000-year-old footprints on Scottish beach Storms which recently ravaged Britain's coastline have revealed 2,000-year-old footprints on an Angus beach - one of only a handful of locations in the UK where markings of this kind have ever been di...

Stunning work!

#Archaeology 🏺

www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25127/

19.02.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5
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Storms reveal rare 2,000-year-old footprints on Scottish beach Storms which recently ravaged Britain's coastline have revealed 2,000-year-old footprints on an Angus beach - one of only a handful of locations in the UK where markings of this kind have ever been di...

Radiocarbon dating shows these prints date to the late Iron Age β€” moments in the lives of people who walked this landscape two millennia ago, a few centuries before the first reference to the Picts. #Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen!
More to follow!
www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25127/?...

19.02.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Rhynie Man - Live, Life Aberdeenshire Information on the move of the Pictish carved stone, the Rhynie Man from Woodhill House to Aberdeenshire museums headquarters at Mintlaw.

Due to work at Woodhill House Rhynie Man has gone on his holidays to Aberdeenshire Museums Service HQ in Mintlaw. Details below on how to go visit him!
www.livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk/museums/rhyn...

13.02.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Till Sunday midnight free post on all UK orders!
All profits go to Northern Picts research!
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01.02.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stone and the gods: religious cognition and stone carving in first millennium AD northern Britain Archaeology often adheres to established periodisations, sometimes overlooking long-term societal transformations. One such shift in Northern Britain during the first millennium AD was the emergenc...

OPEN ACCESS - 'Stone and the gods: religious cognition and stone carving in first millennium AD northern Britain'. This World Archaeology article examines the origins of naturalistic stone carving in Northeast Scotland. Download, read, and share widely!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

25.01.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

I’ve been lucky enough to be asked to give the Sir John Rhys Memorial Lecture to the British Academy on Thursday 21st May in Cardiff where I’ll present our latest research results on the major Pictish and Viking Age centre at Burghead, Moray. Sign up!

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/lectu...

14.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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For #HillFortsWednesday - Boyne Bay, Portsoy, a castle site in Moray Scotland. Earlier finds from the promontory hint at an earlier fort or settlement here

14.01.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thankfully it's #HillfortsWednesday 🍻πŸ₯³πŸ™€

Here's our fabulous @rcahmwales.bsky.social Sketchfab model of the incredible St David's Head coastal promontory fort in Pembrokeshire, surveyed just before Christmas

The rock terrain created a very special place to live ⛰️

Browse online here: skfb.ly/pFoXw

14.01.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 265 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0
NPixts Design Grab yourself some amazing design inspired by Scotland's cultural heritage.

Until midnight 12th January (GMT), 10% off all purchases with theΒ code EXTRA10Β at checkout. Spend your Xmas pennies here! All Proceeds to NPicts research!
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07.01.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard The discoveries are

Not quite Pictish, but some remarkable finds from Iron Age Norfolk! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

07.01.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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02.01.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New year special- free uk post until midnight Sunday- spend your Xmas pennies here! All
Proceeds to NPicts research!

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02.01.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A treat for you in the New Year - the work at East Lomond, a major Pictish and late Roman fort conducted by Northern Picts and the Falkland Stewardship Trust will feature on the new series of Digging for Britain. The episode will beΒ broadcast on the 28th January at 20:00 on BBC2.

16.12.2025 13:31 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes check out some of our talks on this site- we can tell a much better story!

13.12.2025 07:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#PictishSymbolStoneFriday

The McManus Art Gallery and Museum, Dundee.

Some fabulous Pictish symbol stones! stunning examples…

12.12.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Friday to Sunday - free socks when you spend over Β£25 at the NPixts store - Use the code SOCKY
All profits go to Northern Picts research! Merry xmas!
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11.12.2025 23:37 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Time running out for the 10% off all products deal with code TAKE10 - ends Tuesday midnight

30.11.2025 19:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For today only- 10% off PLUS free shipping!!!

28.11.2025 08:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyone going to see Fortriu Fury tour the Northern Isles in 2026? Should be fairly raucous...!
Remember 10% off all products with code TAKE10 at checkout for Black Friday!
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26.11.2025 23:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’: Printed Version An opportunity to be part of history. Help us print a nationally important book that will transform our understanding of the Picts.

Our latest stretch goal achieved - you folks are amazing!! Thanks so much for all the support! You can still sign up for a copy though till the end of the Kickstarter on 6 December.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...

25.11.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Black Friday Offer: TAKE10

From 9am 21st November to midnight 2nd December there is 10% off all products with code TAKE10
Clothing is organic cotton printed with water-based inks, and shipped in plastic-free packaging. Buy gifts that give back and support Northern Picts research!
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21.11.2025 09:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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I love it when a plan comes together (Men\/Looser fit) If no one else can help...call...

New NPixts hoodie just landed. I love it when a plan comes together....

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20.11.2025 22:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dont forget Christmas merch available in the NPixts store! All profits go to Northern Picts research!

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17.11.2025 07:42 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’: Printed Version An opportunity to be part of history. Help us print a nationally important book that will transform our understanding of the Picts.

And we've made it! But if you want a printed copy of the book please keep pledging - we can increase the print run and with the funds we also hope to add a fancier foiled cover to the print run too!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...

09.11.2025 10:03 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Furnace of the Damned t-shirt by NPixts based on a detail of Sueno's Stone Pictish cross

Furnace of the Damned t-shirt by NPixts based on a detail of Sueno's Stone Pictish cross

New shirt alert! Thanks to @northernpicts.bsky.social for being such brilliant nerds npixts.teemill.com

07.11.2025 15:46 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’: Printed Version An opportunity to be part of history. Help us print a nationally important book that will transform our understanding of the Picts.

We have had a fabulous start for the kickstarter for printed versions of the Rhynie big book, but we need MORE! Please support our project by buying yourself a printed copy of the Rhynie monograph! You have till 6th December to do so!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...

07.11.2025 09:58 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1