Mary Beard opens Ness exhibition during ‘eye-opening’ trip to Orkney
The Ness of Brodgar exhibition at the Orkney Museum was officially opened this evening by the renowned classicist, presenter and author Professor Dame Mary Beard.
The Ness of Brodgar exhibition at the Orkney Museum was officially opened this evening by the renowned classicist, presenter and author Professor Dame Mary Beard.
Professor Dame Mary Beard was shown around the historical and archaeological sites of Rousay today by folk from the UHI Archaeology Institute and Orkney Museums.
Visiting Orkney to officially open the Ness of Brodgar exhibition, we were delighted to show Professor Dame Mary Beard around the West Mainland today.
Professor Dame Mary Beard is in Orkney next month where she will open the Ness of Brodgar exhibition and be shown around some of the sites by UHI Archaeology Institute staff.
The Scottish Community Heritage Alliance (SCHA) is looking for a Grassroots Heritage in Scotland project officer.
The UHI Archaeology Institute’s Western Isles team feature in a podcast focusing on South Uist.
The recording of the Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) talk on the rediscovery and excavation of a Maeshowe-type chambered cairn in Holm.
In August and September, excavation in the East Mainland parish of Holm revealed the remains of a Maeshowe-type chambered cairn.
Orkney Islands Council’s annual archaeological grant has re-opened for applications, with a deadline of November 30, 2023.
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.
The latest issue of Celebrating Archaeology in Scotland magazine is now available to download.
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.
Our book ‘Landscapes Revealed’ has been nominated for Book of the Year in the Current Archaeology Awards.
The Uist Virtual Archaeology Project has been shortlisted for two awards in the 2022 Archaeological Achievement Awards.
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”.
The University of Aberdeen is hosting a two-day conference next week in memory of the late Caroline Wickham-Jones.
The Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) is looking for a senior project officer to join its busy team at Orkney College UHI.
Orkney Islands Council’s annual archaeological grant has re-opened for applications, with a deadline of November 30, 2022.