Orkney premiere of Ness of Brodgar Time Team special on Friday
The 75‑minute Time Team Special filmed during the final full season of excavation at the Ness of Brodgar in 2024 has its world premiere in Orkney on Friday, July 3.
The Cairns dig diary – day 17
The finds keep coming – today’s update from site director Martin Carruthers.
The Cairns dig diary – day 16
Good progress and more copper alloy. – today’s update from UHI student Tim Hewson.
Bringing it all together – experts discuss palaeoecological data sharing
Professor Ingrid Mainland was in Germany last week for a meeting of the PalaeOpen initiative in Munich.
The Cairns dig diary – day 15
A fine day for some enigmatic discoveries – the end of week three at The Cairns and an update from site director Martin Carruthers.
Today’s online seminar focuses on the story of wind energy in Shetland
This afternoon’s Archaeology Institute research seminar sees Miriam Sentler look at Exploring wind energy history in Shetland through research-creation and archival research.
The Cairns dig diary – day 14
An amazing day of artefacts – today’s update from site director Martin Carruthers.
The Cairns dig diary – day 13
Working through key occupation layers – today’s update from volunteer Lauren English.
Congratulations Lucy! Ness documentary is a film awards finalist
A film by MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology graduate Lucy Carr-McClave is one of the finalists in the 2026 West Lothian Film Festival awards.
The Cairns dig diary – day 12
A beautiful day on a marvellous site – today’s excavation update from UHI student Karolyn Wellings.
The Cairns dig diary – day 11
Back on site in better weather – today’s update from UHI Archaeology Institute graduate Bev Rose.
Experiencing wartime Orkney on staff visit to HMS Tern airbase
Last Friday, June 12, UHI Archaeology Institute staff took a morning fieldtrip to HMS Tern in Birsay, also known as Royal Naval Air Station Twatt.
The Cairns dig diary – day nine
The importance of charcoal – today’s update from site director Martin Carruthers.
The Cairns dig diary – day eight
Stone lamp or food vessel? – today’s update from The Cairns by site director Martin Carruthers.
Art and architecture at the Ness – talk on Thursday by Antonia Thomas
The decorated stones from the Ness of Brodgar excavation are the subject of an Orkney Archaeology Society talk by Associate Professor Antonia Thomas on June 18.
The Cairns dig diary – day seven
Today’s update from The Cairns by MLitt student Martin Carfrae.
MA student selected for Shetland-Norway residency
MA Contempoary Art and Archaeology student Susan Pearson is in Norway after being selected for the 2026 Brig∂i Residency.
The Cairns dig diary – day six
A day of preparation, cleaning and recording – an update from MSc Archaeological Practice student Elspeth Palmer.
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.