A ‘monumental and a virtuoso performance’ It’s me again, Martin. In future days the various members of the team will be giving you their thoughts, impressions and experiences, but I thought I’d contribute again today. We’ve had a very good second day on site. The initial cleaning of the trench …
Back on site for another season Well today was a very busy day! Setting up site is one of the most hectic …
That’s it for another year . . . Today has been the final day on site. We have covered the site in …
As we draw inexorably nearer to the end of this year’s excavation, today we began the process of “putting the site to bed” …
Hi there, today was another exciting day! While the digging on the site is gradually winding down, to be replaced with final …
Hello everyone, I, Fiona, am one of the postgraduate students studying for a Masters of Arts in Archaeological Practice. This year has …
Hello folks. It’s the final week at the Cairns, but we’re still busy across the site in all of the main areas. …
Excavation open day For most of today the majority of the team spent time enjoying the company of our guests during the …
Hello there, I’m Rachel Pickering and I’m taking time off from my day job (also in archaeology!) to dig for two short …
Work continues here at the Cairns on a very misty day. With the thickness of the fog, the site feels rather enclosed …
Hello all, Georgie here, one of the Masters students, checking in from a rather grey South Ronaldsay. Yesterday, I had my first …
It was pleasing to meet new faces at the Cairns today. There was Matthew and Sarah, graduates from St Andrews University, who …
Martin here – I’ll just give you some thoughts and impressions from the end of the second week on site. Progress is …
Hi everyone. Roy here again, happily ensconced in the only dry place in South Ronaldsay – the finds hut. People often ask …
Hello, my name is Colin. I am one of the students currently studying the MA in archaeological practice at Orkney College, UHI. …
Archeomagnetic dating the viking hearth Howdy! My name is Sorcha Kirker and I am an undergraduate studying archaeology at the Orkney campus …
An early viking hearth? Hi, it’s Martin Carruthers here again. I thought I’d do a piece on the blog today as it’s …
The joys of an Orcadian summer Hi, my name is Martin and I’m a second year archaeology BSc student at Durham University, …
Midsummer? Hi, my name is Roy and I am working on finds at the Cairns. To say it is chilly here is …
Extending the trench It’s a beautiful day here at the Cairns today. The team are still busy clearing up the site, ready …
An interesting day The team were very busy again today, working to freshen up the site after two years under plastic, and …