Mesolithic Deeside

Hi all - just for info that our project 'Mesolithic Deeside' focuses on the River Dee in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 💙

@mesodeeside AGM followed by talk by Torben Ballin Saturday 5 October 2024. Overview of the lithics industries of the Scottish Late Upper Palaeolithic. In person only @diggermann17 @DigItScotland @annclarkerocks @UoA_Archaeology

Seasons greetings and hope to see you all in the field next year. Huge thanks to Roslyn Hay for this photo and so many others this year. And all the volunteers without whom there would be no Mesolithic Deeside.

Sandra Davison talk 27 Nov 7pm on Teams. Lithics found in the Cairngorm mountain passes indicate Mesolithic people at least occasionally moved through montane areas.  Mapping Mesolithic Motorways began by mapping drove roads and existing find spots. Email mesodeeside@outlook.com

We are pleased to announce we will host a talk by Prof Kate Britton @WhatKatieDigs @UoA_Archaeology on Sat 14 Oct 2pm Crathes Public Hall. Ghosts in the Landscape: Archaeo-Ecological Approaches to Scotland's Elusive Palaeolithic past'. Come and find out all about her new project.

Saturday 16 September 2023, 11.00am - 4.00pm During Scottish Archaeology Month, get hands on with fascinating archaeology collections. @mesodeeside will be there with an exhibition, lithics and doing a talk aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM/whats-abe…

Excited to announce we are hosting @GraemeMWarren 'Looking Up: prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the Cairngorms' Thurs 10 Aug 7pm ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @diggermann17 #aberdeenshire @MarLodgeNTS @IrishResearch @NTS_archaeology @socantscot @ArchScot

and @annclarkerocks of course

Last weekend an intrepid group went to @MarLodgeNTS to walk 19km 'fieldwalking'. We thought the likelihood of finding lithics was v low-but they did! Including a flint blade. More trips are being planned. Working with @NTS_archaeology @diggermann17 @GraemeMWarren @AliTheArchaeol

Vital hunter-gatherer safety equipment! Two Supalite four person Bothy shelters, and two Mountain First Aid kits ... ordered ready for the upcoming Cairngorm sub group outings. Many thanks to @Scotmid Community Fund who gave us £150 towards the cost of this important safety kit

..photos for NB9, Nether Balfour, Durris walked last weekend. Some rather nice bits with retouch and quite a few scrapers. 104 flint Lithics, 1 rhyolite and 2 quartz blades. @diggermann17 @AliTheArchaeol @annclarkerocks @RoslynHay3

"Flowers from the Field" by Roslyn Hay @RoslynHay3 ....A contemporary artwork made from remnants of the past. A tribute to the ancestors who walked the fields before us....Flint, ceramic and clay tobacco pipes on black faux leather Tesco placemat @AliTheArchaeol @diggermann17

Recent test pitting - these are the lithics from the same level in 4 test pits - we may have found a #mesolithic hot spot! @AliTheArchaeol @diggermann17 @DrTimKinnaird @RoslynHay3 @flint_wifey @something_corny @annclarkerocks

Recent @HistoryScotland article by @flintygranny about the Mesolithic Deeside group #mesolithic #pubarch @diggermann17 @annclarkerocks @AliTheArchaeol @RoslynHay3 @flint_wifey @something_corny

Deer Abbey dig machining Day 1 we think that we have another hearth with a ring ditch around it. And big bits of slag. Car stuck in mud, wrong toilets, delivered, toad rescued and everything being filmed by @midasmedia @diggermann17 @DigItScotland @HeritageFundSCO

Potarch test pitting young archaeologist in the making -excellent flint spotting from all the home schoolers, primary class and today we host a local scout group @diggermann17 @DigItScotland @AliTheArchaeol @RoslynHay3 @annclarkerocks #aberdeenshire #pubarch @PotarchHotel

@mesodeeside will be test pitting at Potarch looking for a *new* Mesolithic site. Come and volunteer or see what we have found. @diggermann17 @flintygranny @RoslynHay3 @flint_wifey @mesodweezil @AliTheArchaeol @alicampsie75 @welovehistory @DigItScotland @something_corny

Lovely leaf shaped arrowhead found by our youngest volunteer today - what a cracking find, sunny Aberdeen day and great chat and catch up with everyone @annclarkerocks @diggermann17 @AliTheArchaeol @LeftPeggers @flint_wifey @RoslynHay3 @DigItScotland @welovehistory #pubarch

Exciting day at Milton of Crathes burnt hazelnut shells, flints and charcoal 70cm down under sand and a feature with charcoal fill. TP30 rocks! @diggermann17 @DigItScotland @AliTheArchaeol @welovehistory @carolinewjones @something_corny @flint_wifey @RoslynHay3 @annclarkerocks

....and drone photo of today's test pits just in! @STVNews @BBCOutofDoors @Aberdeenshire @diggermann17 @DigItScotland @welovehistory @flint_wifey @RoslynHay3 @something_corny @AliTheArchaeol You need to look closely to see the 1x1m test pits in the enormous field!