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Ends: 14:00
Part of Highland Archaeology Festival of Online Talks organised by the Highland Council Historic Environment Team
A double bill of online talks. As the excavations at Bellfield are published, Owain Scholma-Mason (Headland Archaeology) will report on ‘Bellfield Farm: A Late Bronze Age metalworking site and later prehistoric settlement’. Emily Freeman (Treasure Trove Scotland) will speak on ‘Treasure Trove: an update and recent finds from Highland’.
Online talk organised by Highland Council Historic Environment Team
Bookings via Eventbrite (link).
Highland Council Historic Environment Team.
Phone 077888 35466
Email highlandarchaeologyfestival@gmail.com
www.highlandarchaeologyfestival.org
Further Details:
'Bellfield Farm: A late Bronze Age metalworking site and later prehistoric settlement'
Talk by Owain Scholma-Mason. During excavations at Bellfield Farm between 2008 and 2011 a remarkable collection of 192 ceramic mould fragments was recovered. The mould fragments demonstrate that a range of bronze implements, from sickles to socketed axe heads, were manufactured at Bellfield Farm from around 900 BC. In this talk we will explore the contexts and significance of this remarkable collection of moulds and its wider relationship to the later prehistoric settlement at Bellfield Farm.
Owain Scholma-Mason is a Post-excavation Project Officer for Headland Archaeology UK (Ltd), involved with the analysis and interpretation of excavation data from a variety of sites, with a specific focus on the analysis and interpretation of prehistoric pottery. This includes a focus on late Neolithic and early Bronze Age pottery from the Highlands and Northern Isles of Scotland.
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'Treasure Trove: an update and recent finds from Highland'
Talk by Emily Freeman. This presentation will give a brief update on the Treasure Trove Unit, reflecting on how the pandemic has impacted Treasure Trove work. Then the focus will shift to look at some of the exciting chance finds that have been found in Highland and processed through the Treasure Trove system.
Emily Freeman is responsible for managing the daily running of the Treasure Trove Unit. Her responsibilities include processing and researching reported artefacts and assemblages, engaging with the public and heritage sector on Treasure Trove matters, and providing administrative support to the Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel. She has an Undergraduate degree in Ancient History from the University of Edinburgh and a Postgraduate degree in Museums Studies, specialising in artefacts and material culture.
