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An exhibition inspired by palaeoenvironmental research at the University of Aberdeen will go on public display in the ground floor events space of the Sir Duncan Rice Library (SDRL) from Friday 8 November 2013. The exhibition - commissioned by the Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) and created by the in the fields artist collective (www.in-the-fields.org) - forms part of an art-science collaboration which aims to investigate and celebrate the natural history of the landscape around Bennachie, NE Scotland.
Exhibits will be based upon the results emerging from a palynological study of blanket peat covering the upland plateau between the peaks of Mither Tap and Oxen Craig.
This study, co-ordinated by Dr Ed Schofield and involving staff and students from the Palaeoecology research group, aims to reveal details about the long-term (postglacial) history of vegetation change in the landscape around Bennachie, placing special emphasis on events during the Late Iron Age and Pictish periods.
The research is funded by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) under the ‘Year of Natural Scotland – 2013’. Other project partners include the Forestry Commission and the Bailies of Bennachie.
The exhibition will be unveiled by the artists at 7 pm on Thursday 7 November, and will be open to viewing by the public for the following 10 days (8-17 November).
Entry to the exhibition is free.