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Tag: outreach

Archaeology Courses

Environmental Archaeology Workshops – Enrol Now

by seanlisle1Friday, October 12, 2018 (4:16am)Monday, May 6, 2019 (1:00pm)
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Archaeology Brochtoberfest

Brochtoberfest 2018

by seanlisle1Tuesday, September 18, 2018 (6:18am)Monday, May 6, 2019 (1:01pm)
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Iron Age Swartigill

Final week starts at Swartigill Dig

We are into the last week of the excavations at the Burn of Swartigill in Caithness, and we have achieved all our key objectives for this season.

by seanlisle1Wednesday, September 5, 2018 (5:37am)Saturday, August 7, 2021 (10:41am)
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Archaeology Outreach

Blide Trust community archaeology project hailed a great success

Last Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30, 2018, archaeologists from the University of the Highlands Archaeology Institute teamed up with members of the Blide Trust to learn more about the history of 54 Victoria Street, Kirkwall – the organisation’s 18th Century headquarters.

by seanlisle1Friday, July 6, 2018 (5:49am)Wednesday, March 31, 2021 (3:13pm)
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Excavation Rousay Skaill Farmstead

Skaill dig, Rousay to start July 9, 2018 – visitors welcome

The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute have been working at Skaill since 2015 exploring the Viking, Norse and post-medieval archaeology on the Westness Estate, Rousay, and this year the dig recommences on Monday, July 9.

by seanlisle1Friday, July 6, 2018 (5:16am)Monday, March 15, 2021 (11:45am)
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Outreach

Archaeology Plus – new art and archaeology project for Orkney’s Blide Trust

Orkney Blide Trust in partnership with Orkney College UHI and the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Archaeology Institute are embarking on a joint project to find out more about the history of 54 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, the 18th Century house where the Blide Trust is based.

by seanlisle1Wednesday, June 20, 2018 (12:14am)Tuesday, March 30, 2021 (4:50pm)
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Archaeology YOYP

Year of Young People – Summer Events in Orkney

by seanlisle1Tuesday, June 12, 2018 (11:53pm)Wednesday, June 13, 2018 (12:08am)
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Archaeology

UHI Archaeology Institute Annual Review – now online

by seanlisle1Friday, March 30, 2018 (5:13am)Tuesday, April 3, 2018 (12:43am)
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Archaeology Courses YOYP

Digging up the Past 2018 – Archaeology Workshops for Young People @ Ness of Brodgar

by seanlisle1Friday, February 2, 2018 (6:28am)Monday, May 6, 2019 (1:10pm)
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Archaeology Mapping Magnus Student Stories

From Lincolnshire to Orkney – TJ’s journey into archaeology

by seanlisle1Tuesday, January 9, 2018 (6:19am)
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Archaeology Courses The Cairns

3 Day Archaeology Short Course – The Cairns, Orkney, Summer 2018

by seanlisle1Thursday, December 21, 2017 (3:17am)Monday, May 6, 2019 (1:11pm)
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Mapping Magnus Outreach

Magnus walk and talk in Egilsay

by Dan LeeFriday, October 27, 2017 (6:12am)Tuesday, March 30, 2021 (4:53pm)
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Excavation Mapping Magnus

Mapping Magnus: summing up the Palace village excavations

The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute is celebrating the success of the Mapping Magnus community archaeology excavations in Palace Village, Birsay, Orkney.

by seanlisle1Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (4:00am)Saturday, March 27, 2021 (11:38am)
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Stromness from the Sea
Marine archaeology Outreach

‘Listening to the Piers’ exhibition at Stromness Museum

The dynamic story of Stromness’ many piers, collected during the project through stories, drawings, photographs and artefacts, will be exhibited in the entrance porch of Stromness Museum from Saturday, November 4, to December 31, 2017.

by seanlisle1Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (5:54am)Tuesday, March 30, 2021 (4:38pm)
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Excavation Mapping Magnus Outreach

Archaeologists for a day – schoolchildren help out at Mapping Magnus dig

Over the past couple of weeks, the University of the Highlands and Islands team at the Mapping Magnus excavation have involved local school children in the exciting excavations at Palace Village, Birsay, Orkney.

by seanlisle1Friday, October 6, 2017 (1:02am)Saturday, March 27, 2021 (11:49am)
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Excavation Mapping Magnus Outreach

Mapping Magnus dig update

The team from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute and local community volunteers are now beginning to bring the Mapping Magnus dig in Palace Village to a close.

by seanlisle1Thursday, October 5, 2017 (1:19am)Saturday, March 27, 2021 (11:51am)
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