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Abstract

This lecture will look at the major developments in Pictish archaeology that has been made under the umbrella project, the Northern Picts, at the University of Aberdeen.

In particular the project will outline the major discoveries at the largest Viking Age power centre known in northern Britain - the Pictish promontory fort at Burghead, Moray.

Speakers

Gordon Noble is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen. His Northern Picts/Comparative Kingship research project won the Current Archaeology Research Project of the Year 2021.

Vicki Cummings is a Professor of Neolithic Archaeology and is currently the Head of the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University. Her research focuses on Neolithic monumentality, especially chambered tombs, in Britain, Ireland and NW Europe.

Event information

• Thursday 21 May 2026 | 17:00-19:30
• Bute Building Exhibition Space, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB
• Free event, booking required via Eventbrite
• Registration opens at 17:00, with the lecture starting at 17:30
• There will be a Q&A
• This event includes a reception for attendees after the lecture at 18:45
• There is step free access from the main entrance of Bute Building to the Exhibition Space, with lift access available to accessible toilets
• Live captioning in English will be available for this lecture

This event is organised in partnership with Cardiff University. If you have any questions about this event, please email [email protected] or [email protected]

Location

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Bute Building
King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 3NB

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