Professor Ingrid Mainland, Dr Jen Harland and Dr Julia Cussans presented papers at the recent Association for Environmental #Archaeology Conference, held in Stavanger, Norway.
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The deadline for applying for a part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat at the Bay of Skaill, #Orkney, is December 3, 2026.
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We’re celebrating the tenth anniversary of the UHI #Archaeology Institute on November 14 and would be delighted if you could come along and join in.
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We're back at Swartigill, in Caithness, from August 18 until September 5, to continue excavating a fascinating Iron Age settlement.
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An unexpected and spectacular find from Skaill farm, Rousay - a carved sandstone head.
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The UHI Archaeology Institute’s research excavations at The Cairns have now come to an end for this year. With the site safely covered up, it’s time for site director Martin Carruthers to sum up…
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As the site is covered over for another year, finds supervisor Kev looks back on the 2025 season.
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Week one at Skaill Rousay: A round-up of the first week of excavations at Skaill, Rousay, from Dan Lee - including a 'memento mori' stone fragment, suspected to have come from the nearby kirk.
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The Cairns dig diary - day 28: The last day of excavation before the site is covered up for the penultimate time.
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The Cairns dig diary - day 27: A gallery of aerial shots showing excavation site today.
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The Cairns dig diary - day 26: The final week of excavation began with great progress across the site.
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The Cairns dig diary - day 25: A busy day on site for the open day, but some important findings and milestones reached too…
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The Cairns dig diary - day 24: Another day of finds - including a ring bead, spindle whorl and a 'secret chamber'.
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Dr Jen Harland and PhD student Holly Young are among the contributors in a special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
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The Cairns dig diary - day 23.
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The Cairns dig diary - day 22: Work continues apace inside and outside the broch and the adjacent souterrain.
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UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Gianluca Marzagalli outlines his research into the animal remains from the Ness of Brodgar's Structure Twelve in relation to the preparation of food.
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UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student outlines his research into the animal remains from Structure Twelve in relation to the preparation of food.
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The Cairns dig diary - day 21: The penultimate week of excavation got under way at The Cairns today.
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Our second dig of the 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.
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The Cairns dig diary - day 20: Torrential rain saw excavation cancelled today, so here's some more images from day 19.
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UHI Archaeology institute PhD student Holly Young has written an article on shellfish for the DigIt! Scotland blog.
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The weather caused problems again but not before some nice finds and a surprising discovery from the "cells".
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The Cairns dig diary - day 17.
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The Cairns dig diary - day 16: Last time Martin updated us with progress inside the broch. Today we take a look at what lies outside...
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A change for your diaries - the open day at The Cairns excavation in South Ronaldsay has been moved back a week to Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Milling complex added to North Ronaldsay industrial heritage page.
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Our PhD students Kath Page and Adam Markham led a session for the 2025 SGSAH summer school in Glasgow last week.
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The Cairns dig diary - day 15: Site director Martin Carruthers reflects on the first three weeks of the 2025 and looks ahead to the remainder of the season.
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The Cairns dig diary - Day 14: A highlight of today was a very long-awaited event. - the lifting of the saddle quern and rubber set into the floor of the broch.
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