Our second dig of the 2026 season gets under way tomorrow, with archaeologists, students and volunteers from the UHI Archaeology Institute back at the multi-period settlement site at Skaill, Rousay.
Important findings and progress – Friday’s update from site director Martin Carruthers.
UHI Archaeology Institute is offering places to study on the Archaeology BA (Hons), Archaeology Joint Honours BA (Hons), Archaeological Sciences BSc (Hons) and Archaeological and Environmental Sciences BSc (Hons) through UCAS Clearing 2026.
Today’s excavation update from student Declan Fladstol.
The closing date to apply for the Carnegie Education Fund’s postgraduate grant – which is to help students from low-income Scottish households undertake master’s programmes at Scottish universities – is July 31, 2026.
Past the half-way point – today’s site update from UHI student Jemima Hall.
The 75‑minute Time Team Special filmed during the final full season of excavation at the Ness of Brodgar in 2024 has its world premiere in Orkney on Friday, July 3.
The finds keep coming – today’s update from site director Martin Carruthers.
Good progress and more copper alloy. – today’s update from UHI student Tim Hewson.
Professor Ingrid Mainland was in Germany last week for a meeting of the PalaeOpen initiative in Munich.
A fine day for some enigmatic discoveries – the end of week three at The Cairns and an update from site director Martin Carruthers.
This afternoon’s Archaeology Institute research seminar sees Miriam Sentler look at Exploring wind energy history in Shetland through research-creation and archival research.
An amazing day of artefacts – today’s update from site director Martin Carruthers.
Working through key occupation layers – today’s update from volunteer Lauren English.
A film by MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology graduate Lucy Carr-McClave is one of the finalists in the 2026 West Lothian Film Festival awards.
A beautiful day on a marvellous site – today’s excavation update from UHI student Karolyn Wellings.
Back on site in better weather – today’s update from UHI Archaeology Institute graduate Bev Rose.
Last Friday, June 12, UHI Archaeology Institute staff took a morning fieldtrip to HMS Tern in Birsay, also known as Royal Naval Air Station Twatt.
The importance of charcoal – today’s update from site director Martin Carruthers.
Stone lamp or food vessel? – today’s update from The Cairns by site director Martin Carruthers.
