Join us in person or online to hear the latest news of some of the amazing archaeology going on in Perth & Kinross, Angus and Fife

This year’s conference will take place at The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, on Saturday, 7th November 2026. It will also be live-streamed.

Tickets:

In Person: £25.00 - includes sandwich lunch and refreshments. Any special dietary requirements should be emailed to tafacinfo@gmail.com (https://tafacinfo@gmail.com) by the 21st October.

Online: £12.50.

Bursaries are available for students to cover ticket and reasonable travel costs, at the discretion of the Committee. Please apply directly to the Tafac treasurer at johnraesherriff@outlook.com (https://johnraesherriff@outlook.com)

Speakers:

Alison Beach – ‘History In Our Bones: Uncovering Stories of Disability Through Time’

Hannah Boyd – ‘ScARF Regional Research Frameworks: NESARF and Forth Valley & Fife’

Kate Britton - ‘Stepping through the sands of time: discovery, rescue archaeology and analysis of the prehistoric footprint site at Lunan Bay, Angus’

Cullen Cockburn – ‘Excavations at Aberlemno 3: No stone left unturned’

Joe Fitzpatrick – East Lomond update

Derek Hall – ‘Idleness is the enemy of the soul’-Season 3 of the Monastic Archaeology Field School at Lindores Abbey’

Angus Milne – ‘A prehistoric and medieval palimpsest at Balhungie, Angus’

Richard Oram & Lucy Dean - 'The Perth Charterhouse Project 2026'

Madison Reavis – ‘Excavations at Methil Mill: Community-Led Investigations into the Industrial Heritage of the River Leven’

Ben Saunders – Chesterhill

Lis Thoms – 'TAFAC at 50 : then and now'

Stuart Wilson - ‘Between Cave and Coast: An Iron Age Burial at Wemyss Caves’

Our Grateful Thanks go to AOC Archaeology Group for kindly sponsoring our conference on our 50th Anniversary, allowing us to keep the ticket prices as low as possible.

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