Spurness 2026 – day 12
Back on site, we’ve got a side door to the Early Neolithic structure.
Category: Excavation
Spurness 2026 – day nine
A day of enlightenment, with several things that were difficult to interpret began to make sense.
Spurness 2026 – day eight
An exceptional day, but not entirely for the expected reasons.
Spurness 2026 – day seven
Photographs from day seven in Sanday.
Spurness 2026 – day six
It seems our Early Neolithic building is large – c.19.5 metres long.
Spurness 2026 – day five
Day five at Spurness, Sanday.
Spurness 2026 – day four
Trench cleaning, filming and a couple of great finds.
Dig diary – week two at Skaill, Rousay
An update from Skaill farm, Rousay, by Dan Lee.
Spurness 2026 – day three
Deturfing complete, it was time to remove the protective covers…
Spurness 2026 – day two
An exciting day on site – it seems out Neolithic structure might be bigger than we thought.
Spurness 2026 – day one
We’re back in Sanday to resume excavation of a wonderful Neolithic structure overlooking the Bay of Stove.
The Cairns dig diary – day 30
After 20 years of excavation, the UHI Archaeology Institute’s research dig at The Cairns has now come to an end. With the work on the site now completed, it’s time for site director Martin Carruthers to sum up…
Back to Sanday to continue excavating Spurness Neolithic structure
We’re back in Sanday this week, with excavations resuming at a prehistoric site at Spurness on Sunday.
Dig diary – Week one at Skaill, Rousay
An update on the first week at Skaill from site director Dan Lee.
The Cairns dig diary – day 29
Pressure builds on penultimate day – today’s update from Iain Healy.
The Cairns dig diary – day 28
Today’s excavation update from Craig Barnes.
The Cairns dig diary – day 27
Today’s site update from PhD student Julia Brunner.
The Cairns dig diary – day 26
As we enter the final week of The Cairns dig, an update from Ole Thoenies.
Time Team drops by the Archaeology Institute ahead of Shetland dig
Ahead of their trip to Shetland, for a dig involving the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA), Time Team’s Matt Williams popped by the institute to speak to Professor Jane Downes and ORCA’s senior projects manager, Paul Clarke.
The Cairns dig diary – day 24
Today’s update from The Cairns by site director Martin Carruthers.