A project to assess carbonised plant remains from the Ness of Brodgar is one of 43 to receive funding through the first Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) Access Fund.
Eleven funded PhD projects are now available as part of the North Sea Heritage in Transitions (NHT), which launched last month.
An ORCA team will be carrying out excavations around the Tomb of the Eagles in South Ronaldsay from August 24-September 11.
An exhibition by Jemima Hall, part of her MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology final project, runs at the Clook Gallery, Stromness, from September 12 -16.
The Spurness excavation in Sanday draws to a close but we’re looking forward to getting back next year.
Photographs of the stone artefact recovered from the wall of the Spurness Early Neolithic building.
Today’s update from Spurness, Sanday, by Professor Colin Richards.
Today’s update from Spurness, Sanday, showing the scale of the monumental Early Neolithic building.
More divisional orthostats suggests Early Neolithic building was more monumental than first believed.
The programme for the second Orkney Archaeology Festival (September 9-13) is now available online.
Tomorrow’s open day at the Spurness excavation site in Sanday is going ahead with tours planned every 30 minutes. The site will be open from 10am until 4pm.
UHI Orkney has named Katie Joss as its Student of the Year in recognition of her academic achievement, dedication and resilience throughout her studies.
An update on the final week of excavation from Dan Lee.
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.
Back on site, we’ve got a side door to the Early Neolithic structure.
A day of enlightenment, with several things that were difficult to interpret began to make sense.
An exceptional day, but not entirely for the expected reasons.
Photographs from day seven in Sanday.
It seems our Early Neolithic building is large – c.19.5 metres long.
Day five at Spurness, Sanday.
