The Ness of Brodgar – the site that keeps on giving
The excavation season at The Ness of Brodgar has just a few weeks to run. So it is a good time to take stock. Site Director Nick Card talks about the findings so far.
Tag: Volunteers
Kirkwall Garden Dig 2016
Rousay Dig Update
Rousay excavations at Swandro and Skaill starting this week!
Two Excavations along the Westness shore start this week: at the coastally eroding site at Swandro and Viking Farmstead at Skaill, Westness, Rousay, start next week. Combined, these aim to investigate the deep history of this fascinating stretch of coast.
Day 2 & 3 Kirkwall Dig.
First dig in Kirkwall since 1978 starts today
Volunteer Training Excavation Opportunity
Finding the Medieval Shoreline in Kirkwall
Community archaeology: fieldwalking photographs
Map Orkney Month: New Paper Published
Fieldwalking in Orkney: end of week one
Despite some seasonal weather, the first week of fieldwalking in the Orkney World Heritage Site buffer zone has finished and six fields have been walked to the east of the Loch of Harray.
Community Mapping Walk
Orkney World Heritage Site fieldwalking project secures £9,900 lottery grant
The Orkney World Heritage Site Fieldwalking Project: Learning About Archaeology Amongst Orkney’s World-famous Monuments, has secured a £9,900 National Lottery grant to undertake archaeological fieldwalking in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site Buffer Zone.
Eating out in Skye 8000 years ago
Nut shells found during an archaeological dig in Skye were from the hunter gatherer period more than 8,000 years ago, tests have confirmed.
Discovering ‘Hidden Kirkwall’
The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute is running the first in a series of projects in the Kirkwall Townscape Heritage Initiative. The project aims to involve local people in archaeology and discover a hidden Kirkwall.
Kirkwall THI initiative launches
The Kirkwall Townscape Heritage Initiative is a two-year programme of archaeological investigations in Kirkwall conservation area offering community training and memorable hands-on experiences.