The Society, which exists to foster an interest in archaeology and which encourages members to play an active part in the discipline, was founded in 1971 as the East of Scotland Archaeological Association. In 1975, on becoming affiliated to the Council for British Archaeology, the name was changed to the Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society (EAFS). This affiliation in due course became an affiliation to the Council for Scottish Archaeology. The inclusion of the word 'Field' in the name reflects the Society's intention of maintaining an active involvement with fieldwork in its various forms.

LECTURE PROGRAMME 2010
Date	Speaker	Subject
Tue 12 January	Alastair Hacket The Scottish Detector Club	Metal Detecting and its Role in Archaeology
Wed 10 February	Cara Jones CFA Archaeology Ltd	Ardnamurchan Field Survey
Tue 9 March	Dr John H. Reid Trimontium Trust	Newstead: Imperial Gateway to Roman Scotland
Wed 14 April	Derek Hall Freelance Archaeologist	Scottish Monastic Landscape
Tue 11 May	Tam Ward Biggar Archaeology Group	The Earliest People in Scotland
Wed 13 October	Dr John & Mrs Rosie Wells History of Armadale Association	Kite Aerial Photography of Archaeological Sites
Tue 9 November	John Reid Falkirk Local History Society	The Lost Dockyard of James IV
Wed 8 December	EAFS members	AGM, followed by project updates and social evening

 

Lecture Programme
The Society organises a lecture programme, including tea or coffee, from October until May: attending these lectures is possibly the best way of finding out more about the Society, and meeting with like-minded people.

EAFS News
The Society issues a bi-monthly newsletter which gives members an update on current activities and provides information about other events of interest. An online version of the newsletter is available here.