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.
Orkney Energy Landscapes report published and available to download
The final report for the Orkney Energy Landscapes project is now available to download.
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.
CVI Africa reports published
Professor Jane Downes, the director of the UHI Archaeology Institute, is one of the authors of a series of reports published by the CVI Africa project this week.
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.
Explore Vinquoy (and more) as part of Tombs of the Isles project
3d models created by Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark as part of the ongoing Tombs of the Isles project are now available to view.
Seeking stories of Orkney names for new folklore project
To mark Scotland’s Year of Stories, a new project to record Orcadian folktales is being led by Dr Ragnhild Ljosland of the UHI Archaeology Institute
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.
Stone circle paper awarded Antiquity prize for outstanding work in archaeology
An academic paper co-authored by Professor Colin Richards of the UHI Archaeology Institute is the winner of the 2022 Ben Cullen Prize
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.
Orkney Archaeology Review 2022 now available
The new 2022 Orkney Archaeology Society annual review is now available.
Video: ‘Entangled sources’ – zooarchaeology and the economy of Werden Abbey
The recording of May 2022’s UHI Archaeology Institute’s research seminar featuring Nadine Nolde from the University of Cologne.
‘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.
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.