Video: Art and architecture in Neolithic Orkney
Dr Antonia Thomas sets the scene for her next two talks by exploring Neolithic architecture and art in the islands, with examples from sites such as the Ness of Brodgar, Maeshowe and Skara Brae.
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Video: Death and burial in Neolithic Orkney (Part Two)
The second part of Professor Colin Richards’ Tombs of the Isles talk is now online.
Video: Death and burial in Neolithic Orkney (Part One)
The first part of the second talk in the Tombs of the Isles series – Death and burial in Neolithic Orkney, by Professor Colin Richards – is now available online.
Tombs of the Isles – first in a series of recorded talks now online
The first in a series of five videos outlining Neolithic chambered cairns in Orkney’s North Isles is now available in the Tombs of the Isles project section of the website.
Geophysical surveys planned for Contin ‘Hidden History’ project
From September 12-14, ORCA Archaeology will use geophysical survey (12-14 September) to investigate the potential for medieval and pre-medieval remains in the fields around Contin Parish Church, Ross-shire.
First phase of Energy Heritage Strategy project complete with report available to download
The first phase of a project to develop an Energy Heritage Strategy for Orkney has been completed, with the report now available to download.
Dig team back on site at Swartigill after mid-season break
The excavation team at the Iron Age site at Swartigill, in Caithness, are back on site after their four-day long-weekend break.
Tombs of the Isles update – Mount Maesry
We’re back in Sanday for this Tombs of the Isles update – with new photographs added to Mount Maesry – a suspected Maeshowe-type chambered cairn on Start Point.
Norwegian student crosses the North Sea for two-month ORCA placement
Norwegian postgraduate student Maria Winther Sørensen has joined the ORCA team this week for a two-month internship.
Crossing to Caithness for last dig of the season
Excavation resumes at Swartigill, Caithness, tomorrow – running until September 8.
A couple of ‘Tombs of the Isles’ updates…
Two updates to our list of chambered cairns in Orkney’s North Isles – Onziebist and Faray.
Surprising rock art discovery on visit to Egilsay’s Onziebist cairn
An unrecorded example of Neolithic rock art was the surprise discovery of the day during a walk and talk in Egilsay as part of ourTombs of the Isles project.
Work under way to develop an energy heritage strategy for Orkney
An innovative new project to document the history of energy production in Orkney is under way, its goal to create an Energy Heritage Strategy for the county.
Appeal to car park users ahead of trial trenching next week
A team from ORCA has been commissioned by Orkney Islands Council to open archaeological trial trenches in the car park in St Catherine’s Place, Kirkwall.
Provisional geophysics results from suspected Rousay, Shapinsay and Stronsay tomb sites
Thanks to funding from the North Isles Landscape Partnership (NILPS), a team from ORCA (UHI Archaeology Institute) undertook three geophysical surveys at three suspected Orkney Neolithic chambered cairn sites for the Tombs of the Isles project.
Explore Neolithic art at free workshops in Shapinsay, Sanday and Westray
Shapinsay and Sanday residents can look forward to a free talk and workshop exploring Neolithic rock art in Orkney later this month.
Chambered cairn or not? Geophysics team survey Stronsay’s Cutter’s Tooer
Cutter’s Tooer – a suspected Neolithic chambered cairn – was geophysically surveyed by a team from ORCA this week.
Give archaeology a go – volunteer opportunities at this summer’s Swartigill dig
Volunteer opportunities available at the Burn of Swartigill excavation, Caithness, in August and September.