Archaeologists back at Swartigill Iron Age site next week
The UHI Archaeology Institute begins its sixth season of excavation at the Burn of Swartigill on Monday, August 15.
Category: Excavation
New project to investigate crannogs in Orkney launched
Head to Rousay on Saturday for Skaill excavation open day – all welcome!
The ongoing excavations at Skaill farm, Rousay, are hosting an open day this Saturday, July 16.
Link: Archaeologists in action
A new post from Orkney.com showcasing the two archaeological projects under way in Rousay at present – the Knowe of Swandro and our excavation at Skaill farm.
A look at the Burn of Swartigill dig
With the 2022 season at Swartigill, Caithness, due to start next month, here are two videos from the excavation director Rick Barton to whet your appetite.
Excavations at Skaill farm and Ness of Brodgar resume today
UHI Archaeology Institute research excavations at the Ness of Brodgar, Stenness, Orkney and at Skaill farm, Rousay, resume today, Monday, July 4.
Catch up with The Cairns – tours of excavation site on offer next week
We had to significantly reduce the scale of excavation at The Cairns this year but before the covers go back on we’re inviting the public to come along for a tour and an update on the work undertaken this year.
Summer exhibition to focus on the people of the Ness of Brodgar
Running alongside this year’s excavation at the Ness of Brodgar is an exhibition of artefacts from the site in the Maeshowe visitor centre, Stenness.
Ness of Brodgar pre-excavation talk in Orkney Theatre this week
Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) is hosting a pre-dig talk by Ness of Brodgar director Nick Card on Thursday, June 16.
Excavation at The Cairns cancelled
We’re sorry to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances this summer’s excavation at The Cairns has been cancelled.
Link: The welcome return of Orkney’s excavation season
After two years of disruption due to the pandemic, we’re delighted to be getting back out on site this summer.
Excavation at multi-period Swandro site resumes this month
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, archaeologists will be back at the Knowe of Swandro, in Rousay, later this month to continue excavating a site with activity running from the Neolithic through to the Norse period.
‘People of the Broch’ – OAS talk by Cairns dig director
The recording of Martin Carruthers’s talk – People of the Broch: Excavating an Iron Age Community at The Cairns – to the Orkney Archaeology Society on Thursday, May 26.
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.