Archaeology Research

As part of the University of Glasgow’s College of Arts cultural programme for COP 26 (‘Dear Green Bothy’; hosting creative and critical responses to the climate emergency), the ‘Bright Edge Deep’ online exhibition has been created to celebrate the beauty and biocultural significance of peat bogs. Designed by a partnership of archaeologists, art historians, curators and palaeoecologists with a common interest in the values and meanings of peatlands, the exhibition brings together and juxtaposes historical, cultural and scientific representations to enhance awareness of the role of these key moderators of climate change as historic landscapes, and “wild” places of cultural and natural value for the future.

First published: 10 October 2021