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Category: Archaeobotany

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SGSAH funding sets another two UHI postgraduates on the path to a PhD

We are delighted to confirm that another two of our postgraduate students are on the road to a PhD following successful funding applications from the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH).

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, June 3, 2025 (11:44am)Tuesday, June 3, 2025 (10:50pm)
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Pollen under the microscope.
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New environmental archaeology masters degree starting in 2026

A new environmental archaeology masters degree is coming to the UHI Archaeology Institute in 2025.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, January 23, 2025 (9:10am)Monday, March 10, 2025 (12:59pm)
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Structure Five. (📷 Tom O'Brien)
Archaeobotany Excavation Neolithic Ness of Brodgar Student Stories

Link: Excavating the central hearth in the Ness of Brodgar’s Structure Five

UHI Archaeology Institute PhD candidate Sarah-Jane Haston on her experience of excavating Structure Five’s central hearth in 2024.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, January 13, 2025 (4:47pm)Monday, January 13, 2025 (4:47pm)
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(📷 Tom O'Brien)
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Sue’s bound for St Andrews in new year to start her PhD research

Another UHI alumni is bound for pastures new, with Sue Dyke starting a PhD at the University of St Andrews in January 2025.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, October 4, 2024 (9:58am)Friday, October 4, 2024 (4:02pm)
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Archaeobotany Ness of Brodgar

Link: ‘Cereal Journey’ – analysing the cereal grains from the Ness of Brodgar

Two articles from Sarah-Jane Haston, who is looking at the charred plant remains from the Ness of Brodgar as part of her PhD with the UHI Archaeology Institute.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, June 6, 2024 (11:49am)Thursday, June 6, 2024 (8:57pm)
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Kirbuster curator Neil Leask explains the history of the farm. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Archaeobotany Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate Zooarchaeology

Students gather in Orkney for two weeks of practical sessions

The UHI Archaeology Institute has been buzzing these past two weeks with students from across the network in Orkney for their two-week environmental archaeology practical module.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, May 22, 2024 (11:33am)Wednesday, May 22, 2024 (1:54pm)
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