This summer’s dig at The Cairns will be open to the public
This summer’s excavation at The Cairns will be open to the public, with a special open day scheduled for Friday, July 1.
Category: Excavation
Bone comb fragment unearthed in Lerwick test pit
Monday’s star find of the ongoing Lerwick Garden Dig was a bone comb fragment, found in the Bank Lane area of the town.
Garden dig turning up interesting finds in Lerwick
Our “Lerwick Garden Dig” is off to a great start in Shetland over the weekend with some interesting finds, going back to the 17th century.
‘Lerwick Garden Dig’ gets under way in Shetland
A team from the Archaeology Institute UHI are in Shetland today as part of Looking in from the Edge (LIFTE) – an international project examining the Northern Isles’ place in European trade networks of the 15th to 18th centuries.
Skaill farmstead excavation resumes in July
Excavation at the multi-period settlement site at Skaill, Rousay, resumes in July.
Back at The Cairns – excavation dates set for 2022
Excavation will resume at The Cairns this summer – from June 13 until July 8, 2022.
Catch up with The Cairns in Glasgow University’s free online seminar
Archaeology Institute excavations at The Cairns, in South Ronaldsay, will be among the topics covered by the University of Glasgow’s new season of free online seminars.
Student work placements at Bronze Age excavations in Perth
The UHI Archaeology Institute has 12 student work placements available on four Bronze Age sites in Perth.
Ness of Brodgar 2022 dig dates confirmed
Excavation at the Ness of Brodgar will resume on Monday, July 4, 2022, running until Friday, August 19, 2022.
Council’s archaeology fund re-opens for Orkney project applications
Orkney Islands Council’s annual archaeological grant has re-opened for applications, with a deadline of November 30, 2021.
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – it’s all go as excavation prepares for final few days
Friday greeted us with a misty morning, a fresh foresty smell in the air and the purple heather flowers glimmering with dew as we made our way to the site.
Scenes from Swartigill – and don’t forget the excavation open day
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – sunshine, site tours and brilliant archaeology
As we move through the penultimate week of this year’s dig, the excavations at Swartigill are moving along at a good pace.
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – quern rubber uncovered in Structure A
We were joined on site this morning by some of the pupils from Watten Primary School who were very enthusiastic, and who really enjoyed having the opportunity to get involved and take part in their first archaeological dig.
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – view from the trenches
The tenth day of the 2021 excavation at the Burn of Swartigill started with a perfect blue morning. Going to “work” was a pleasure.
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – visiting schoolchildren see archaeologists in action
Today was the first of many visits by the local schools. The first of the season this year was the P6-7 class of Lybster Primary. The class was first shown around the site and introduced to Iron Age Swartigill Burn. Alannah Edwards reports…
Swartigill dig diary 2021 – a very productive day on site
It was a somewhat fresh, cool start to the morning today which, despite the contrast to last week’s glorious sunshine, has not dampened the spirits of the team. Holly Young reports…
Burn of Swartigill excavation 2021 – week one update
We are one week into this season’s excavation at the Burn of Swartigill, Caithness, and it’s time for an update on progress on site.