Tag: outreach
A summer of archaeology in Rousay
Dan Lee, Dr Ingrid Mainland, Dr Jen Harland and Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, together with a team of local volunteers and schoolchildren, embarked on a programme of archaeology in Rousay, Orkney over the summer 2017.
Project update: Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre, Land and Sea
Work at Skaill farmstead, Westness, Rousay, got under way last week with some building survey, walkover survey and a workshop with the Rousay Community School.
Walking Archaeological Talk, Hoy, 17th June
When is a cist, not a cist?
Some of the most significant finds in archaeology are not found by trained archaeologists, but by members of the public.
‘Listening to the Piers’ – new project for Stromness launches
The Stromness Museum is celebrating a £9,700 Heritage Lottery Fund grant as part of the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017.
Archaeological Building Survey Opportunity, Kirkwall
Swartigill Friday
The Swartigill excavation is a community dig. This means that local people are involved at all stages of the process and local volunteers receive basic training in archaeological methods and help with the actual dig.
Swartigill update
Monday was a bit disrupted by the snow, but we got a good afternoon’s work in and made some good progress defining the rest of the rubble and possible structural features in the north end of the trench. As you can see in the photo, there are numerous possible wall lines and linear features showing through.
Celebrating World Heritage Day in Orkney
The Ness on tour in the USA and Canada
Nick Card, site director of the Ness of Brodgar excavation, looks forward to presenting the exciting story of the Neolithic site to members of the Archaeological Institute of America.
Training Event at Pett Level Submerged Forest, East Sussex
Archaeology, Teaching and Learning for Class 6
Kirkwall Garden Dig Success
Kirkwall Garden Dig 2016
Digging up the past at the Ness of Brodgar
Throughout the summer, if you are aged between 12 and 16, you could be part of the dig team for one morning at the world famous Ness of Brodgar archaeology dig.