Rhind Lectures

The total number of lectures in the series in 2012 was 133. The following is a list of all lecturers to 2012, with the title of their lectures where known. 24 1900 The Edwards in Scotland, 1296–1377 Joseph Bain, FSA Scot 25 1901 The Constitution, Organisation, and Law of the Mediaeval Church in Scotland Bishop Dowden 26 1902 Castellated architecture of Scotland Thomas Ross 27 1903 Scotland in the Time of Queen Mary P Hume Brown, MA LLD., Fraser Professor of Ancient (Scottish) History and Palaeography in the University of Edinburgh 28 1904 Roman Scotland George Macdonald, MA 29 1905 Roman Britain Dr F Haverfield, MA LLD 30 1906 The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions Professor Archibald Sayce 31 1907 Roman Britain Dr F Haverfield, MA LLD 32 1908 The Roman Station at Newstead Mr James Curle 33 1909 The Occupation and use of the land in Scotland in Early Times Dr David Murray 34 1910 Art of the Period of the Teutonic Migrations Professor Gerard Baldwin Brown 35 1911 The Records of Scotland J Maitland Thomson, LLD 36 1912 The Early Chronicles relating to Scotland Rt Hon Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., President of the Society 37 1913 Some aspects of Scottish Feudalism Dr George Neilson 38 1913 The Development of writing and printing in Western Europe Dr W K Dickson 39 1914 The Liturgy and Ceremonial of The Mediaeval Church in Scotland Mr F C Eeles 40 1915 Medals of the Renaissance Mr George Francis Hill, Keeper of Coins & Medals, British Museum 45 1920 Painting in the Roman Empire (from the last century of the Republic to about 800 AD) Mrs Arthur (Eugénie) Strong, British School at Rome 119 1997/98 Scottish Royal Palaces: The Architecture of the Royal Residences during the Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Periods John Dunbar 120 1998/99 The Origins of Insular Monasticism Professor Charles Thomas 121 1999–2000 Significant Figures: Anderson, Baldwin-Brown, Childe, AO Curle, J Curle, A McBain, L Mann, WF Skene Dr D J Breeze; Dr DV Clarke; Professor D Meek; Dr JNG Ritchie; Mr WDH Sellar 122 2000–2001 Art as Archaeology, Archaeology as Art: Transformations through material culture Professor Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, University of Cambridge 123 2001–2002 Peoples Between The Oceans Professor Barry Cunliffe, University of Oxford 124 2002–2003 Lines from the past: towards an anthropological archaeology of inscription Professor Tim Ingold, University of Aberdeen 125 2003–2004 Court, Capital and Country: the Emergence of Renaissance Scotland Professor Michael Lynch, University of Edinburgh 126 2004–2005 Men who turned towards the light: Cult and creativity in the Romans’ world Professor Greg Woolf, University of St Andrews 127 2006 Rock and Cave Art Paul Bahn 128 2007 Living in an Age of Stone: Neolithic people and their worlds Professor Gabriel Cooney, University College Dublin 129 2008 Archaeology and the Sea in Scandinavia and Britain Professor , Denmark ==Lecturers 2009- ==

130 2009 New Light on the Dawn: a new perspective on the Neolithic Revolution in Southwest Asia Emeritus Professor Trevor Watkins, University of Edinburgh 131 2010 Design versus Dogma: Reflections on Field Archaeology Professor Martin Carver, University of York 132 2011 Material and spiritual engagements; Britain and Ireland in the first age of metal Dr Stuart Needham 133 2012 On the windy edge of nothing: Vikings in the North Atlantic world – ecological and social journeys Professor Kevin Edwards, University of Aberdeen 134 2013 ‘Magnificent for the beauty and extent of its buildings and worthy of everlasting fame’: the architecture of the Scottish late medieval Church, by Richard Fawcett of University of St Andrews (2013). 135 2014 Archaeology and Celtic Myth – an exploration Professor John Waddell, NUI Galway 136 2015 British Archaeology: its progress and demands Various contributors including, Professor Audrey Horning, Queen’s University Belfast; Professor Ian Baxter, University Campus Suffolk; Dr Jacqui Mulville, Cardiff University; Margaret Maitland, National Museums Scotland; Dr Rebecca Jones, Historic Environment Scotland; Dr Alan Leslie, Northlight Heritage; Professor Mary Bownes, University of Edinburgh; Professor Keith Dobney, University of Aberdeen; Dr Greger Larson, University of Oxford; Dr Eva-Maria Geigl, CNRS University Paris 7; Professor Ian Barnes, Natural History Museum; and Professor Richard Bradley 137 2016 Antiquaries, archaeologists and the invention of the historic town c.1700–1860 Professor Roey Sweet, University of Leicester, Centre for Urban History 138 2017 Sacred Heritage: medieval monasticism, magic and memory Professor Roberta Gilchrist, University of Reading 139 2018 Drystone technologies: Neolithic tensions and Iron Age compressions Dr John Barber, AOC Archaeology Group 140 2019 Hadrian’s Wall: A Study in Archaeological Exploration and Interpretation Professor David J. Breeze 141 2020 Neolithic Scotland: the Big Picture and Detailed Narratives in 2020 Dr Alison Sheridan 142 2021 Untimely Ends Professor John Hunter 143 2022 Unearthing the African Diaspora Professor Theresa Singleton 144 2023 What has Maya archaeology done for us? Professor Elizabeth Graham 145 2024 Two ‘little’ ice ages and an anomaly: climate, environment and cultural change in medieval and early modern Scotland Professor Richard Oram ==References==