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This Blog has been created by The Archaeology Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands in beautiful Orkney. We aim to add features and news about our work on the islands and further afield on a regular basis.
Archaeology Orkney
1d ago
The Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) is looking to add a relief site assistant and project officer to its list of supply staff.
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Archaeology Orkney
2d ago
Professor Dame Mary Beard was shown around the historical and archaeological sites of Rousay today by folk from the UHI Archaeology Institute and Orkney Museums.
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Archaeology Orkney
3d ago
Visiting Orkney to officially open the Ness of Brodgar exhibition, we were delighted to show Professor Dame Mary Beard around the West Mainland today.
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Archaeology Orkney
5d ago
Project leaders Dan Lee and Sean Bell update us on the progress of the ORCA industrial heritage project so far.
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Archaeology Orkney
6d ago
Join the ORCA team carrying out industrial heritage fieldwork in Orkney's North Isles over the next two weeks.
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Archaeology Orkney
6d ago
To mark the the final season of excavation, the Ness of Brodgar is the subject of a major new exhibition at the Orkney Museum this summer.
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Archaeology Orkney
6d ago
The first episode of a new podcast looking at life in Rousay, past and present, is now live.
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Archaeology Orkney
1w ago
PhD student Holly Young took the award for best research poster at the recent UHI Postgraduate Research Student Conference.
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Archaeology Orkney
1w ago
Professor Jane Downes was among the experts participating in the NORA - UNESCO Network Conference in Edinburgh on Friday.
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Archaeology Orkney
1w ago
A two-day fieldwalking exercise in Stronsay looking for evidence of the island's early prehistory.
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