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Hammerbrake Farm c1910. (Sanday Heritage Centre)
ORCA Research

‘Gaan Nort’ – capturing the oral history of Orkney’s North Isles

Our new website section outlining a project to capture the oral history of Orkney’s North Isles is now available.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, October 23, 2023 (11:05am)Monday, October 23, 2023 (11:05am)
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Excavation of the side cell. (📷 National Museums Scotland)
Excavation Neolithic News

Lost Neolithic chambered cairn unearthed in Orkney’s East Mainland

In August and September, excavation in the East Mainland parish of Holm revealed the remains of a Maeshowe-type chambered cairn.

by Sigurd TowrieSunday, October 22, 2023 (11:49am)Monday, November 20, 2023 (8:51am)
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OIC archaeology fund open for project applications

Orkney Islands Council’s annual archaeological grant has re-opened for applications, with a deadline of November 30, 2023.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, October 20, 2023 (8:00am)Friday, October 20, 2023 (12:06pm)
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Neolithic ORCA Tombs of the Isles

Tombs of the Isles – photographs from the 1932-34 Midhowe excavations

Photographs from the 1932-34 excavations at Midhowe have been added to its Tombs of the Isles entry.

by Sigurd TowrieTuesday, October 17, 2023 (1:27pm)Thursday, November 9, 2023 (4:30pm)
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Papay Road Roller (Dan Lee)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

‘From peat spade to tangle trade’ – new project to investigate North Isles’ industrial heritage

A new ORCA-led project to research Orkney’s industrial heritage in the North Isles is about to get under way.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, October 12, 2023 (5:16pm)Tuesday, October 17, 2023 (1:28pm)
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Iron Age

Iron Age in the spotlight at 2023 ‘Brochtoberfest’

Orkney Archaeology Society’s annual Brochtoberfest event this weekend places the focus firmly on the Iron Age.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, October 12, 2023 (8:03am)Monday, November 13, 2023 (3:43pm)
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(📷 Antonia Thomas)
Neolithic ORCA Tombs of the Isles Video

Video: Rock art in the Holm of Papa Westray South

The fifth, and final, talk in our Tombs of the Isles series sees Dr Antonia Thomas discuss the rock art in the Holm of Papa Westray South chambered cairn.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, October 5, 2023 (12:10pm)Thursday, November 9, 2023 (4:33pm)
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ORCA

Free talk in Contin to outline results of church geophysical surveys

The results of geophysical surveys carried out around the Contin parish church are the subject of a free public talk on Thursday evening.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, October 4, 2023 (10:00am)Friday, October 20, 2023 (9:48am)
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(📷 Dan Lee)
Orkney Energy Landcapes

Archaeology, archives and anemometers – a look at Orkney’s energy landscapes

The Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF) is hosting a talk by ORCA’s Dan Lee, in Kirkwall, tomorrow evening, October 3.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, October 2, 2023 (5:00pm)Tuesday, October 17, 2023 (1:27pm)
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The Pierowall decorated stone. (Sigurd Towrie)
Neolithic ORCA Tombs of the Isles Video

Video: Passage Grave Art in Orkney’s North Isles

Passage Grave Art in Orkney’s North Isles, by Dr Antonia Thomas, expands on last week’s talk and looks specifically at the artwork found in Orkney’s Maeshowe-type chambered cairns.

by Sigurd TowrieWednesday, September 27, 2023 (4:20pm)Wednesday, September 27, 2023 (5:01pm)
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University Archaeology Day
Undergraduate

Everything you need to know about studying archaeology at UAD2023

We’re one of the organisations represented at the annual University Archaeology Day, in the British Museum, London, on October 7.

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, September 25, 2023 (7:45am)Sunday, September 24, 2023 (11:38am)
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Ness of Brodgar 'Butterfly' stone. (Antonia Thomas)
Neolithic ORCA Tombs of the Isles Video

Video: Art and architecture in Neolithic Orkney

Dr Antonia Thomas sets the scene for her next two talks by exploring Neolithic architecture and art in the islands, with examples from sites such as the Ness of Brodgar, Maeshowe and Skara Brae.

by Sigurd TowrieFriday, September 22, 2023 (7:32am)Thursday, October 5, 2023 (12:20pm)
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Seals basking
Research Zooarchaeology

‘Orkney’s enigmatic seal-ationship’ – research showcase online

The results of her Camellia Biswas’ research project – Orkney’s Enigmatic Seal-ationship: Mapping Dynamics of Eco-Cultural Evolution Of Human-Seal Relations in the Orkney Islands – are now available online.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, September 21, 2023 (8:26am)Friday, September 22, 2023 (9:38am)
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Quoyness, Sanday. (Antonia Thomas)
Neolithic ORCA Tombs of the Isles Video

Video: Death and burial in Neolithic Orkney (Part Two)

The second part of Professor Colin Richards’ Tombs of the Isles talk is now online.

by Sigurd TowrieThursday, September 14, 2023 (9:49am)Wednesday, September 27, 2023 (5:02pm)
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Low tide at the Brough of Birsay, Orkney. The earliest settlement on the tidal island is thought to date from the fifth century AD, perhaps Christian missionaries. By the seventh century it was a Pictish stronghold, and by the ninth century had been taken over, and built over, by the Norse. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Join Dan and Sean in Sanday next week for the launch of our North Isles industrial heritage project. Talk on December 11, at Heilsafjold, followed by drop-in event and fieldtrip on December 12. Full details on our website (link in bio)
A few photographs from the opening of our new exhibition on early modern trade in #Orkney at the @Stromnessmuseum. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
A reminder that our exhibition on trade in early modern #Orkney opens at the @Stromnessmuseum tomorrow, Saturday, November 25. Full details on our website (link in bio).
Then and now. The Neolithic Blackhammer stalled cairn in #Rousay. Pic 1 shows it under excavation c1936. Pic 2 after the addition of the concrete roof after excavation and the interior in summer 2023. (📷 David Wilson/Orkney SMR/Sigurd Towrie)
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