The Editors of Radiocarbon gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Guest Editors Gordon Cook and Derek Hamilton and the sponsorship of their institution, the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC).
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Conference venue, the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
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The Quincentenary Building within the Royal College, where the conference was held.
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A presentation to plenary speaker Mark Van Strydonck, accompanied by his wife, Herlinde, to mark his retiral.
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Conference participants partake in the whisky-tasting session held in the Deacon Suite within the college.