Professor Ian Ralston
MA PhD FRSE FSA FSA (Scot) MIFA
Welcome
Ian Ralston joined the University’s Department of Archaeology in 1985. In 1998, he was promoted to a personal Chair in Later European Prehistory. His interests include the European Iron Age, Scottish archaeology of all periods, and the development of applied archaeology. His main field project at present is in central France, where he is involved in large-scale excavations around the city of Bourges, in collaboration with French colleagues from UMR 8546-6 of CNRS (based at the Ecole normale supérieure, Paris) and the local municipal archaeological service. Outwith the University, he has held a number of senior administrative roles, and is presently Chair of the Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel and of the Standing Committee for Archaeology. He is also a Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Last Updated: 18/04/2008
Contact Details
Archaeology,
12, Infirmary Street,
Edinburgh EH1 1LT
Scotland UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 131 650 2370
Fax: + 44 (0) 131 650 2378
E-mail: Ian.Ralston@ed.ac.uk
