Month: July 2016
Marine Archaeology Course, Orkney
Student life @ the Ness of Brodgar
It is a strength of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute that students are given the opportunity to dig at sites such as the Ness of Brodgar.
The artist and the archaeologist…
Kids Archaeology Club at Swandro and Skaill
Throughout July, the international team working on the digs at Swandro and Skaill on the island of Rousay, Orkney, have been getting youngsters involved in archaeology.
Swandro and Skaill Open Day – Sunday 24th July
Art and Archaeology Summer School – Outer Hebrides
Finding the Vikings – Skaill dig update
The international dig in Rousay is now beginning to uncover finds. Test pits have been opened around the 18th Century farmstead at Skaill to investigate the underlying Viking farm.
The Cairns 2016 Season
Location, location, location…
One of the attractions of the Ness of Brodgar excavation site is the location. Situated on an isthmus between the Loch of Stenness and the Loch of Harray, with the Ring of Brodgar to the north-west and the Stones of Stenness to the south-east, there are few archaeological sites in the UK that are more beautiful.
The Final Days at The Cairns
The amazing Ness of Brodgar
The sheer scale of the Neolithic archaeology concentrated in one small area, the amazing stonework, the stunning location and of course the incredible artefacts that are continually coming out of the site. Just yesterday the first decorated stone emerged from the ground.
A curious discovery outside The Cairns broch
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.