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Museum Accreditation Scheme
The Scottish Crannog Centre hosted a graduate student this summer to explore the feasibility of the Centre registering for the Museum Accreditation Scheme. While focusing on early Iron Age life through reconstruction and hands-on activities, we also have a very small collection of Iron Age objects on display recovered from crannog excavations in Loch Tay. We are associated with many museums and our Directors are members of ICOM (www.icom.museum), but the Scottish Crannog Centre is not (yet) a registered museum. This summer's student programme focused on examining the documentation and collections policies requirements for Museums Galleries Scotland (www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk)
Training in Underwater Archaeology - Courses 2012 at Kenmore, Loch Tay
We are in the process of setting up a new course programme for 2012. Watch this space for updates.
Sat. 10th Sept. 2011: NAS Introduction to Foreshore and Underwater Archaeology. Booking contact: mary@nauticalarchaeologysociety.org
Sat/Sun 9-10th July, 2011: NAS Part 1 Certificate in Foreshore and Underwater Archaeology Booking contact: mary@nauticalarchaeologysociety.org
  
Lots of fun with tape measures, pier structure, and site recording sessions!
Sat. 30th April, 2011: NAS Introduction to Foreshore and Underwater Archaeology. Booking contact: mary@nauticalarchaeologysociety.org
Training Opportunities in Public Archaeology
and Heritage Interpretation
The Scottish Crannog Centre provides training opportunities and project work for tourism students and for those studying anthropology, archaeology, experimental archaeology, underwater archaeology, Celtic studies, and related disciplines. Many degree courses include a fieldwork or work experience requirement, part of which may be met by a placement at our Centre. Placements last for a minimum of 4 weeks. Skills learned include public speaking, interpreting archaeological evidence and concepts to the public, ancient crafts and technologies, customer care, public relations and visitor management. We also ask that you carry out a research project on our behalf. Subsistence is not provided but we can assist with booking accommodation. For further details or to check availability to book your voluntary placement, please contact us at info@crannog.co.uk.
For 2012 we will be listng project options to which you can contribute.
Books of interest:
The Carpow Logboat: A Bronze Age Vessel Brought to Life The story of the woodworking project in 2009 (see below) to create a Bronze-Age style logboat. Published by the Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, this popular account costs £5 and is available now from the Scottish Crannog Centre.
Carpow in Context: A Late Bronze Age Logboat from the Tay Detailed monograph of the discovery, raising, and preservation of the Carpow logboat published by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Featuring contributions from a range of specialists, this excellent hardback is now available at the Scottish Crannog Centre for £30.
Crannog Books Available
Crannogs of Perthshire by Dr Nicholas Dixon. This booklet provides an introduction to crannogs and covers recent underwater archaeological exploration and historical background for several of the more than 40 crannogs in Perthshire. 2009. Published by the Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust. Available from the Scottish Crannog Centre and local outlets. Paperback. Price £3. Contact: info@crannog.co.uk.
 
Also available, The Crannogs of Scotland: an Underwater Archaeology by Dr Nicholas Dixon, the leading authority on ancient Scottish loch-dwellings. Read about the discovery and history of these enigmatic ancient settlements, why they survive, the well-preserved archaeological remains, and the techniques of underwater archaeology. 2004. Tempus Publishing Ltd. Available from the Scottish Crannog Centre and all good bookstores. Paperback. Price £17.99.
Bronze Age logboat: Launch on Loch Tay
  
The logboat project was run jointly between the Scottish Crannog Centre, and the Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust (www.pkht.org.uk) who commissioned prehistoric woodworking specialist Damian Goodburn. He led the work to create a logboat based on the Bronze Age Carpow logboat which was raised from the River Tay last year and is undergoing conservation at the National Museums of Scotland. Participants used a range of hand tools including replica Bronze Age axes, adges and chisels. The boat was launched successfully and the maiden voyage took place on Tuesday, 1st September paddling across the loch to the Scottish Crannog Centre. The voyage took about 25 minutes with 6 people.
  
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