Step back in time with updated booklet on Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre
A revised and updated booklet outlining the archaeology and history of Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre is now available to download.
Category: Archaeology
Latest prehistoric fingerprints on Ness of Brodgar pottery sherd belonged to 13-year-old boy
The latest prehistoric fingerprints found on fragments of pottery from the Ness of Brodgar belonged to a 13-year-old boy.
Interested in an MSc in archaeological practice? There’s no better place to study than Orkney
There are some places still available in the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute MSc in archaeological practice – a world-leading course that equips students with the tools for work in the real world.
Ness of Brodgar dig director among the speakers at 2021 Current Archaeology Live
Nick Card, of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, is one of the speakers at this year’s Current Archaeology Live! conference and awards.
Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy publishes five-year review of ground-breaking work
Scottish archaeology is marking a significant milestone today, Thursday, March 4, with the publication of the Five-Year Review of Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy.
Adrian Challands – ‘a gentle man who will be missed greatly’
The late 1980s was a thrilling time for archaeology in Orkney. The late Adrian Challands played a key role in this archaeological revolution and continued to do so in Orkney for many years.
Lecture: Radiocarbon and archaeology
Dr Simon Clarke, lecturer at the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, is going online tomorrow evening, Thursday, to deliver a free lecture on radiocarbon dating.
‘A career in the Neolithic’ – interview with Professor Colin Richards
Professor Colin Richards, archaeology lecturer at the institute, tells the ‘A Career in Ruins podcast’ how he got into archaeology and about his work in Orkney, Durrington Walls, Easter Island and the Cook Islands.
Another Archaeology Institute PhD student celebrates viva success
Jasmijn Sybenga, a student at the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, has passed her PhD viva, with no corrections.
Archaeology Institute projects highlighted in Orkney community heritage initiative
Projects run by the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute across Orkney are highlighted in a new initiative focusing on the value of community heritage in the islands.
‘A career in cremation’ — Institute director’s archaeology podcast interview
Professor Jane Downes, director of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, shares her experiences with the A Career in Ruins podcast — including work on Bronze Age cremations and barrows, Easter Island and the Cook Islands.
Orkney’s first county archaeologist passes away
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Dr Raymond Lamb, Orkney’s first county archaeologist.
PhD student writes for Arts & Humanities blog
Neil Ackerman, one of our PhD students at the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, is taking over the reins of the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities blog (sgsahblog.com).
Update on University of the Highlands & Islands archaeology projects
If you are a volunteer, professional archaeologists or community archaeologist who was planning to work with us on our projects this year then you should have received an email stating our position as far as the present Covid-19 situation is concerned.
Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology receives £10,000 National Lottery support for Orkney Energy Landscapes project
Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) based at Orkney College has received a grant of £10,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the Orkney Energy Landscapes Project.
New digital archaeology project to bring Uist sites to life
Lews Castle College UHI , University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have been awarded a grant of £271,000 from the Scottish Natural Heritage Natural and Cultural Heritage Fund to complete an exciting digital archaeology project, helping people to understand the archaeology of the Western Isles, Scotland.
Funded Archaeology Masters Places Available
New distance-learning historic landscapes short course
A new distance-learning course by the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, examining the historic landscapes of the UK, is now enrolling for January 2020.
Art & Archaeology at UHI Enrolling Now for 2020
New UHI archaeology paper examines the origins of aquaculture
The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute is pleased to announce the publication of an important research paper in the Nature Ecology and Evolution journal.