The Cairns dig diary – day six
A day of preparation, cleaning and recording – an update from MSc Archaeological Practice student Elspeth Palmer.
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The Cairns dig diary – day five
A update on the first week of the 2026 excavation season from dig director Martin Carruthers.
The Cairns dig diary – day four
Today’s excavation update from MSc Archaeological Practice student Declan.
The Cairns dig diary – day three
UHI Archaeology Institute student Alex updates us on the latest dig news.
The Cairns dig diary – day two
Good progress across the site in sunny, bright conditions.
The Cairns dig diary – day one
Back on site and getting everything ready for this season’s excavation.
Field Archaeology Short Course @ The Cairns, Orkney
Two-thousand-year-old wooden bowl discovered in underground chamber beneath broch
Archaeologists from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute were astonished last week when they unearthed a 2,000-year-old wooden bowl from an underground chamber beneath The Cairns broch, South Ronaldsay, in Orkney.
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