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Neolithic

Smerquoy/Muckquoy excavation diary — Entry Five

The paved area associated with a second door on the house.
Neolithic

Smerquoy/Muckquoy excavation diary — Entry Four

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Neolithic

Smerquoy excavation diary — Entry Three

A view of the structure from above.
Neolithic

Smerquoy excavation diary — Entry Two

A busy, and finally wet day but great archaeology on site…
Neolithic

Smerquoy excavation diary — Entry One

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Neolithic

Digital dwelling at Skara Brae

Exhibition-Poster
Bronze Age, Neolithic

Prehistoric walled complex revealed on Firth farmland

The results of the geophysics scan by Christopher Gee of ORCA and James Moore of Archaeology Dept, Orkney College UHI. The houses are clearly visible and appear to be surrounded by a ditch or wall.
Bronze Age, Iron Age, Neolithic

Summer excavation dates

One of the Neolithic houses at Ha'Breck, Wyre (Picture: ORCA)
Iron Age, Medieval, Neolithic, Viking

Enhancing the schedule of monuments for Orkney

Midhowe Broch, Rousay
Iron Age, Neolithic, Viking

Eight projects share OIC’s £40,000 archaeology fund

Visitors at The Cairns excavation, in South Ronaldsay, in 2012.
Neolithic

Ness of Brodgar excavation dates 2013

Picture: Sigurd Towrie
Neolithic

Second place for Orkney World Heritage Site in UK’s top ten

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Iron Age

Conservation work on Sanday symbol stone complete

The Sanday symbol stone. (Frank Bradford)
Viking

Runes – separating fact from fiction

Runes - A Handbook Cover
Neolithic

Back to the USA for Ness of Brodgar lecture tour

Nick Card, senior projects manager at the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology.
Bronze Age, Iron Age, Neolithic

Environmental data from Howe excavation brought together for new website

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Bronze Age, Iron Age, Medieval, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Viking

New guidebook celebrates Orkney’s monumental heritage

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Neolithic

Another six weeks in Orkney’s Neolithic heartland…

(Picture: Adam Stanford/www.aerial-cam.co.uk)
Neolithic

Third figurine from Links of Noltland dig

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Chambered Tomb, Neolithic

Virtual tour of Maeshowe goes online

Picture: Sigurd Towrie
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