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Hours left to cast your vote in Current Archaeology awards

With the polls closing tomorrow, there’s only a few hours left to vote for us in the 2023 Current Archaeology Awards.

by Sigurd TowrieTuesday, January 31, 2023 (8:00am)Monday, January 30, 2023 (5:29pm)
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Students urged to complete Orkney Islands Council housing survey

Orkney Islands Council is looking to engage with students – recent movers to Orkney and those looking to move – to find out more about their housing needs.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, January 26, 2023 (12:36pm)Thursday, January 26, 2023 (12:37pm)
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Celebrating archaeology in Scotland – 2022 edition available to download

The latest issue of Celebrating Archaeology in Scotland magazine is now available to download.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, January 20, 2023 (10:43am)Friday, January 20, 2023 (10:43am)
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Julie Gibson at Noltland Castle, Westray
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County archaeologist hangs up her trowel after digging deep into Orkney’s past for quarter of a century

The thrill of never quite knowing what great archaeological find may quite literally be unearthed next is certainly going to be missed by Julie Gibson, who retired as Orkney’s county archaeologist at the end of 2022.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, January 11, 2023 (8:32am)Wednesday, January 11, 2023 (8:59am)
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Vote now – ‘Landscapes Revealed’ in running for Current Archaeology Book of the Year

Our book ‘Landscapes Revealed’ has been nominated for Book of the Year in the Current Archaeology Awards.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, December 1, 2022 (9:00am)Thursday, December 1, 2022 (9:45am)
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At the site of Cladh Hallan.
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Virtual archaeology project picks up three achievement awards

The Uist Virtual Archaeology Project has been shortlisted for two awards in the 2022 Archaeological Achievement Awards.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, November 30, 2022 (8:55am)Friday, December 2, 2022 (2:17pm)
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UHI project to assess the cultural heritage of ‘museum without walls’ complete

A team from the University of the Highlands and Islands, led by the UHI Archaeology Institute’s Dan Lee, have been working with Cateran Ecomuseum to complete a Cultural Heritage Assessment for this “museum without walls”.

by Sigurd TowrieTuesday, November 29, 2022 (8:00am)Monday, November 28, 2022 (2:53pm)
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Conference Mesolithic News

Prehistory on the Edge – two-day conference in memory of Caroline Wickham-Jones

The University of Aberdeen is hosting a two-day conference next week in memory of the late Caroline Wickham-Jones.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, November 3, 2022 (8:00am)Tuesday, October 25, 2022 (8:42pm)
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News ORCA

Job vacancy – ORCA looking for a new senior archaeological project officer

The Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) is looking for a senior project officer to join its busy team at Orkney College UHI.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, October 26, 2022 (4:18pm)Wednesday, October 26, 2022 (4:18pm)
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Excavation News Post-excavation

Council’s archaeology fund open for Orkney project applications

Orkney Islands Council’s annual archaeological grant has re-opened for applications, with a deadline of November 30, 2022.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, October 10, 2022 (10:12am)Monday, October 10, 2022 (10:13am)
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Graduate’s special prizegiving at Bergen conference

Professor Ingrid Mainland is pictured presenting Adam Markham with this year’s prize for best performance in postgraduate archaeology.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, September 30, 2022 (1:08pm)Friday, September 30, 2022 (1:08pm)
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Excavation Neolithic Ness of Brodgar News

2022 Ness of Brodgar excavation commended in Scottish Parliament

Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament welcoming the successful completion of another excavation season at the Ness of Brodgar.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, September 23, 2022 (2:39pm)Friday, September 23, 2022 (2:39pm)
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Job opportunity – admin assistant at UHI Archaeology Institute

The UHI Archaeology Institute is looking for a permanent, full-time admin assistant.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, September 21, 2022 (9:21am)Wednesday, September 21, 2022 (9:21am)
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Two new books from Mark Edmonds

News just in of two new books by our friend Mark Edmonds, Visiting Professor at the UHI Archaeology Institute and Research Coordinator at the Ness of Brodgar.

by Sigurd TowrieTuesday, September 6, 2022 (7:19pm)Tuesday, September 6, 2022 (7:19pm)
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Orkney Archaeology Review 2022 now available

The new 2022 Orkney Archaeology Society annual review is now available.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, May 30, 2022 (10:17am)Monday, May 30, 2022 (10:32am)
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Skaill Excavation, Rousay
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Orkney Islands Council looking for new county archaeologist

If you are interested in Orkney’s incredible archaeology, then Orkney Islands Council has the job for you! The local authority is looking for a new county archaeologist to take over when Julie Gibson, who has been in the post for over two decades, retires later this year.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, May 20, 2022 (3:52pm)Monday, June 6, 2022 (9:54am)
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