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Sixth chamber in Banks chambered tomb?

20/4/12 •

The chambered tomb at Banks, in South Ronaldsay, continues to throw up yet more surprises, including the discovery of what appears to be a sixth chamber within the structure. Hamish Mowatt originally discovered the tomb by the car park of the Skerries Bistro, at Banks, in 2010. Speaking to The Orcadian newspaper this week, Mr Mowatt [...]

Sustainability and Heritage conference: Kirkwall, Orkney, May 29-31

19/4/12 •

Prehistoric technology weekend at the Tomb of the Eagles

03/4/12 •

The Tomb of the Eagles, in South Ronaldsay, will play host to a “prehistoric technologist” this weekend, with Mark Keighley coming up from Aberdeenshire for four days of demonstration of ancient craft. Mark, one of the country’s most experienced practitioners in the reconstruction of ancient tools, will be hard at work making, and polishing, stone axes [...]

Updated Ness of Brodgar site plan online

27/3/12 •

With just over three months to go until excavations resume at the Ness of Brodgar, a revised plan, showing the structures on site, has been added to the Ness of Brodgar excavation blog. The 2012 excavations are due to begin on July 16, running until August 24. Site tours will commence two days after excavations resume, [...]

Eight Orkney projects to benefit from a share of OIC’s £50,000 archaeology fund

01/3/12 •

Eight archaeological projects in the county are set to benefit from a share of £50,000 funding from Orkney Islands Council this year. This OIC’s 2012 fund for archaeological investigations will be divided between four Mainland and four isles sites. Councillors on the development and regeneration committee agreed that the initial allocation of £40,000 should be [...]

Another award for the Ness of Brodgar excavations

29/2/12 •

The excavation on the Ness of Brodgar has been named the winner of the 2012 Andante Travels Archaeology Award. The Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology/Orkney College UHI project was runner-up in the international award scheme in 2008, and went on to take the Current Archaeology Research Project of the Year title last year. Previous winners [...]

Women’s Things — Justice and gender under the microscope

28/2/12 •

Visitors vote Skara Brae a must-see site

13/2/12 •

Visitors to Skara Brae have voted it one of the “must-see” attractions in the British Isles. The Neolithic settlement, in the West Mainland parish of Sandwick, is the best preserved group of prehistoric houses in Western Europe and was one of only eight visitor attractions in the UK to receive a merit award, as voted [...]

Ness of Brodgar Excavation Dates 2012

01/2/12 •

The 2012 excavations on the Ness of Brodgar are due to begin on July 16, running until August 24. Site tours will commence two days after excavations resume, on July 18, running until August 22. Details of times will follow in due course. As in previous years, an online excavation diary will be maintained at [...]