New paper explores family origin legends in Orkney
Dr Ragnhild Ljosland’s new paper examining family origin legends from Orkney is now available online.
Category: Publications
2026 edition of the Orkney Archaeology Review out now
The new Orkney Archaeology Review has been arriving with members of the Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS).
New journal paper on cult of Saint Magnus in Caithness available now
The cult of Orkney’s patron saint – St Magnus – in Caithness is the subject of a new paper by Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon and Dr James Moore in a special issue of the Apardjón Journal for Scandinavian Studies.
Institute director’s book on Orcadian Bronze Age burial practice out now
‘Animating the Dead: An Archaeology of Bronze Age Burial Practices in Orkney’ by Professors Jane Downes and Colin Richards is out now.
Institute’s LIFTE research appears in two chapters of new book
Two chapters from UHI Archaeology Institute contributors feature in a new book looking at social and economic interaction in the medieval and early modern European countryside.
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New interactive book puts the spotlight on the archaeology of Uist
The archaeology of Uist is the subject of a new book by the UHI Archaeology Institute’s Dr Rebecca Rennel and Dr Emily Gal.
Jen and Holly among contributors to new Royal Society journal
Dr Jen Harland and PhD student Holly Young are among the contributors in a special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
2025 Orkney Archaeology Review published
The annual Orkney Archaeology Review, published by Orkney Archaeology Society, has been arriving through members’ letterboxes this week.
New book chapter sees lecturer’s PhD research published for first time
UHI Archaeology Institute lecturer Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon is one of the contributors to a new book to be launched next month.
Vote now – stone circle guide in running for Book of the Year award
Professor Colin Richards latest book, Stone Circles: A Field Guide, has been nominated for Book of the Year in the 2025 Current Archaeology Awards.
Giving voice to witchcraft accused – Raggie’s article to feature in new book
An article on the Orkney witchcraft trials by Dr Ragnhild Ljosland features in a new book due out next March.
Antonia among authors of new book considering archaeology and plastics
Dr Antonia Thomas is one of the authors included in a new publication, The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Plastics.
Talking stone circles with Professor Colin Richards…
The UHI Archaeology Institute’s Professor Colin Richards talks to BBC Radio Orkney about his new book, ‘Stone Circles: A Field Guide’.
Archaeology professors join forces again for a new guide to stone circles
The stone circles of Britain and Ireland are the subject of a new book from Professors Colin Richards and Vicki Cummings.
MLitt graduate’s peer-reviewed paper published in experimental archaeology journal
A peer-reviewed paper by Andrew Fitches, a graduate of our MLitt in Archaeological Studies programme, and Dr Ben Elliot has been published in the EXARC Journal.
Cook Islands survey and excavation reports now available to download
Colonialism and the European Mesolithic – debate papers available online
The final comments in an invited debate over colonial legacies within European Prehistory have now been published, open access, by the Norwegian Archaeological Review.
Step back in time with updated booklet on Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre
A revised and updated booklet outlining the archaeology and history of Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre is now available to download.
‘Landscapes Revealed’ named book of the year at Current Archaeology awards
Landscapes Revealed: geophysical survey in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Area, 2002-2011 has been named Current Archaeology’s book of the year 2023.
New book to bring Viking studies into 21st century
Professor Ingrid Mainland is one of the authors in a major new publication on Viking and Norse Age Scotland.