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Assumption to Offer Strathnaver Archaeology Project The Strathnaver Province Archaeology Project is a five-year collaborative project directed by Assumption’s Dr. Amy Gazin-Schwartz and Dr. Olivia Lelong of Glasgow University. The goal of the project is to understand medieval settlement in Strathnaver, located in northern Scotland. Students will participate in a collaborative research project, involving students and staff from Assumption, the University of Glasgow, and other universities in the U.S. For the first two years the group excavated medieval structures near the village of Durness. In the summer of 2006 the group will survey deserted townships in Strathnaver (the valley of the river Naver), and conduct trial excavations to recover materials to date different structures on surveyed sites. The group will stay in well-equipped hostels in the villages of Tongue and Bettyhill. Further information, and pictures, are available at the project's Web site: http://www.northsutherlandarchaeology.org.uk |
March, 2006 - For the third consecutive year, Assumption College will be offering students an opportunity to participate in the Strathnaver Archaeology Project, a summer field school in the far north of Scotland.