The creation of archaeology as a science in Scotland in the mid nineteenth century

Evening lecture in association with University of Aberdeen Museums and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

As President of the Society in the mid nineteenth century, Daniel Wilson took the lead in trying to persuade the British Association for the Advancement of Science to recognise the practice of archaeology as a science. This lecture explores how Wilson’s ideas were taken forward through the investigations of stone circles in north eastern Scotland by John Stuart and Charles Dalrymple, Captain FWL Thomas on Orkney and in Arran by James Bryce in the 1850s and 1860s.

Speaker

Dr Elizabeth Curits, University of Aberdeen

Hosted by

University of Aberdeen Museums

Venue

Regent Lecture Theatre

Contact

 

University of Aberdeen Museums: Tel: 01224 274330 E-mail: kingsmuseum@abdn.ac.uk King's Museum Old Townhouse High Street Aberdeen AB24 3EN