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The Pierowall decorated stone. (Sigurd Towrie)
Neolithic ORCA Tombs of the Isles Video

Video: Passage Grave Art in Orkney’s North Isles

by Sigurd Towrie Wednesday, September 27, 2023 (4:20pm)Wednesday, September 27, 2023 (5:01pm)
University Archaeology Day
Undergraduate

Everything you need to know about studying archaeology at UAD2023

by Sigurd Towrie Monday, September 25, 2023 (7:45am)Sunday, September 24, 2023 (11:38am)
Ness of Brodgar 'Butterfly' stone. (Antonia Thomas)

Video: Art and architecture in Neolithic Orkney

by Sigurd Towrie Friday, September 22, 2023 (7:32am)Wednesday, September 27, 2023 (5:02pm)
Seals basking

‘Orkney’s enigmatic seal-ationship’ – research showcase online

by Sigurd Towrie Thursday, September 21, 2023 (8:26am)Friday, September 22, 2023 (9:38am)
Quoyness, Sanday. (Antonia Thomas)

Video: Death and burial in Neolithic Orkney (Part Two)

by Sigurd Towrie Thursday, September 14, 2023 (9:49am)Wednesday, September 27, 2023 (5:02pm)
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney.
Research St Magnus Way Viking/Norse

Sarah Jane heading to Bergen for medieval conference and lecture

UHI Archaeology Institute lecturer Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon is in Norway this week after being invited to attend a workshop hosted by the University of Bergen research group Medieval History – religion and everyday life.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, September 13, 2023 (8:00am)Tuesday, September 12, 2023 (12:40pm)
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(Museum of Communication Berlin)
Climate Change

Institute director invited to Berlin for cultural heritage workshop

Professor Jane Downes is in Germany next week to take part in an international meeting focusing on the future of cultural heritage.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, September 11, 2023 (7:50am)Friday, September 8, 2023 (6:09pm)
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Quoyness, Sanday. (Sigurd Towrie)
Neolithic ORCA Tombs of the Isles Video

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.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, September 8, 2023 (10:00am)Wednesday, September 27, 2023 (5:03pm)
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LIFTE Research

LIFTE project on the programme at Ruralia conference in Norway

The ongoing LIFTE research project was one of the topics discussed at the Ruralia conference in Norway this week.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, September 7, 2023 (7:50am)Thursday, September 7, 2023 (8:03am)
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Climate Change Research

South Pacific cultural heritage survey – new reports now available

Earlier this year, Professors Jane Downes and Colin Richards were back in the Cook Islands and Niue as part of an ongoing project to document endangered cultural heritage sites.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, September 6, 2023 (8:19am)Monday, September 25, 2023 (7:43pm)
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Neolithic ORCA Tombs of the Isles Video

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.

by Sigurd TowrieTuesday, September 5, 2023 (7:56am)Wednesday, September 6, 2023 (2:02pm)
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Heading east and west for first student fieldtrip of the new semester

Our first fieldtrip of the new semester took place yesterday, with some of our new undergraduate students joined by existing postgrads for an introduction to Orkney’s archaeology.

by Sigurd TowrieSaturday, September 2, 2023 (10:16am)Saturday, September 2, 2023 (10:30am)
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ORCA

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.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, September 1, 2023 (8:10am)Wednesday, September 6, 2023 (7:34am)
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Our fourth Tombs of the Isles talk is now available on our website (link in bio). In 'Passage Grave Art in Orkney’s North Isles", Dr Antonia Thomas, looks specifically at the artwork found in Orkney’s Maeshowe-type chambered cairns - of which this is an example, the Pierowall Stone, Westray. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
The third in the Tombs of the Isles talks is now available on our website (link in bio) and features Dr Antonia Thomas (@art.archaeology.orkney) discussing art and architecture in Neolithic Orkney. (📷 Antonia Thomas)
For three days this week, a team from ORCA will be carrying out geophysical surveys around Contin Parish Church, Ross-shire, to investigate the potential for medieval and pre-medieval remains.
Our first fieldtrip of the semester took place yesterday, with a few of our new undergraduate students joined by some existing postgrads for an introduction to Orkney’s archaeology. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
The Hill o’ Many Stanes. Caithness. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
The Grey Cairns of Camster in #Caithness, #Scotland. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)

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UHI Archaeology Institute, UHI Orkney, East Road, Kirkwall. KW15 1LX
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