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Maeshowe interior. (Jim Richardson)
Seminar Viking/Norse

Video: ‘A great show-off’ – carving as an expression of self in the runic inscriptions of Maeshowe

Maeshowe’s runes featured in April’s UHI Archaeology Institute online seminar, which saw Dr Karen Langsholt Holmqvist present her research on medieval runic graffiti.

by Sigurd TowrieSaturday, April 30, 2022 (11:20am)Thursday, May 5, 2022 (1:04pm)
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Post-excavation Research Zooarchaeology

Runner-up spot for UHI seaweed-consumption research poster

At the UK Archaeological Science conference in Aberdeen, Dr Magdalena Blanz and colleagues won the  runner-up poster prize for early career researchers.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, April 29, 2022 (3:00pm)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:03am)
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Excavation LIFTE Shetland

‘Lerwick Garden Dig’ gets under way in Shetland

A team from the Archaeology Institute UHI are in Shetland today as part of Looking in from the Edge (LIFTE) – an international project examining the Northern Isles’ place in European trade networks of the 15th to 18th centuries.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, April 29, 2022 (8:00am)Tuesday, May 3, 2022 (9:42am)
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Viking/Norse

Runes on the radio – historian investigates ‘The Ancient Algorithm’

Dr Ragnhild Ljosland is one of the guests on a BBC Radio 3 broadcast focusing on runes on Sunday evening.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, April 21, 2022 (1:00pm)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:04am)
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Art & Archaeology Seminar

Talking bruck – free online seminar on the art and archaeology of waste in Orkney

The art and archaeology of rubbish is the subject of a free online seminar by Dr Antonia Thomas next week.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, April 18, 2022 (12:34pm)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:04am)
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Neolithic Ness of Brodgar Seminar

Video: Connections across Britain and Ireland during the age of Stonehenge

Nick Card, of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute and director of the Ness of Brodgar excavation, was a speaker in a British Museum talk last week on links between Neolithic Orkney and the rest of Britain and Ireland.

by Sigurd TowrieTuesday, April 12, 2022 (7:17am)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:08am)
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Neolithic Tombs of the Isles

Survey images from Neolithic chambered cairn at Westray’s Vere Point

We were out in Westray on Friday as part of the launch of our Tombs of the Isles community project and took the chance to survey a little known Neolithic chambered cairn at Vere Point.

by Sigurd TowrieTuesday, April 5, 2022 (11:24am)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:09am)
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Research Seminar

Video: ‘Roots and routes’: Journey along the Ara Metua

Register now for March’s free UHI Archaeology Seminar – “Roots and Routes in Polynesia: investigating the fabulous Ara Metua and the colonisation of Rarotonga”

by Sigurd TowrieSaturday, March 26, 2022 (9:25am)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:05am)
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Picture: Jane Downes
Neolithic Zooarchaeology

Tomb researchers investigate Neolithic life around the Knap of Howar

Questions regarding Knap of Howar in Papa Westray, Orkney, have resurfaced following the discovery of eroding midden material to the south of the iconic Neolithic structures.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, March 23, 2022 (7:09pm)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:05am)
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The Pierowall decorated stone. (Sigurd Towrie)
Neolithic Outreach Research Tombs of the Isles

Tombs of the Isles – dates for rescheduled Westray events

The Westray launch events for the Tombs of the Isles community project will take place on Thursday, March 31, and Friday, April 1.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, March 17, 2022 (7:44pm)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:05am)
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Picture: Antonia Thomas
Neolithic Outreach Research Tombs of the Isles

Tombs of the Isles launch tour in Papay this week

The UHI Archaeology Institute Tombs of the Isles community project reaches Eday this week, with launch events on March 3 and 4.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, March 14, 2022 (12:45pm)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:05am)
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Neolithic News

Skara Brae Buddo launches new ‘Orcadian Collections’ feature

The first in a new series of UHI Archaeology Institute articles exploring some of the incredible artefacts that can be found in Orkney’s museums, archives and heritage centres is now available on Orkney.com.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, March 9, 2022 (11:09am)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:05am)
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Bobby Friel/@takethehighview
Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Skaill farmstead excavation resumes in July

Excavation at the multi-period settlement site at Skaill, Rousay, resumes in July.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, March 9, 2022 (7:00am)Thursday, June 16, 2022 (1:22pm)
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Shapinsay Tombs of the Isles
Tombs of the Isles

Shapinsay ‘Tombs of the Isles’ launch postponed

Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to cancel the Shapinsay Tombs of the Isles launch events on Wednesday and Thursday this week (March 9/10).

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, March 7, 2022 (4:32pm)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:06am)
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Neolithic Outreach Tombs of the Isles

Discussing ancient technology with the children of Eday

Ancient technology sessions with Eday schoolchildren, held during the launch of the Tombs of the Isles launch events, were hailed a great success last week.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, March 7, 2022 (11:25am)Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:10am)
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The Cairns broch from above. (Bobby Friel)
Excavation Iron Age The Cairns

Back at The Cairns – excavation dates set for 2022

Excavation will resume at The Cairns this summer – from June 13 until July 8, 2022.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, March 7, 2022 (8:44am)Tuesday, May 10, 2022 (9:55am)
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2022 Excavation Dates

Skaill Farmstead, Rousay: July 4-July 22
Ness of Brodgar: July 4-August 19
Swartigill, Caithness: August 15-September 9 (funding dependent)
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Repost @yarrowsheritagetrust Our excavation at Swartigill Burn Thrumster Caithness will be from the 15th Aug til 9th Sept. Volunteers welcome to come and learn new skills, anyone whether you have experience or not are welcome.
Repost @uistunearthed From one island to another! Dr Emily Gal and Dr Becky Rennell of @uhiarchaeology spent time last week in Reykjavik, Iceland at the PHIVE conference. PHIVE (Promoting Heritage in Virtual Environments) recognises that in the world today 'digital representations of heritage become increasingly important both for its preservation and promotion.'
A 3d model of the Vinquoy chambered cairn, #Eday, #Orkney, created by Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark for our ongoing Tombs of the Isles project.
On June 5, 1980, what was then the second highest surviving megalith in the Ring of Brodgar, #Orkney, was shattered after being struck by lightning.

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University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, Orkney College UHI, East Road, Kirkwall. KW15 1LX
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