Nov / Dec 2016

Our November/December issue brings together the latest research and thinking from history and archaeology professionals across the country. Fascinating topics covered in this issue include:

• New research on a portrait miniature of King Charles I
• Zeppelins over Edinburgh: what government reports did not reveal about a World War I bombing of the capital
• How the city and burgh of Dundee contributed to the ‘ruine’ of Scotland in the ill-fated Darien expedition
• Archaeology: latest research news from the Carved Stones Project
• Spotlight on a 5,000-year-old human figurine recently rediscovered in an Orkney museum
• Site report from a dig at a Roman settlement near Falkirk
• ‘Lost’ castle discovered at House of Dun – a National Trust for Scotland property
• Curator review of the Passion for Paisley exhibition at Hawick Museum