Long-awaited dig begins unravelling the secrets of the Brough of Deerness
After decades — if not centuries — of speculation, an archaeological excavation on the Brough of Deerness is beginning to shed some much-needed light on the site. Although visible traces of a tight...
View ArticleThe unfolding story of the Brough of Deerness
“What we’ve got here is one of the few places in the world where you can walk through the remains of a Viking Age village ” Those were the words of Dr James Barrett, as the second year of excavations...
View ArticleEight research projects share OIC’s £50k archaeology fund
Eight projects look set to benefit from Orkney Islands Council’s archaeology fund this year. Councillors at last week’s OIC development and regeneration committee meeting hailed the fledgling fund as...
View ArticleArchaeologists return to the Brough of Deerness
Archaeologists are back at a Viking Age village on the Brough of Deerness this week, for a third season of excavations on the rocky islet. A team, led by Dr James Barrett, of the University of...
View ArticleDig team find proof there were Picts on the Brough of Deerness before the...
The story of life on the viking settlement on the Brough of Deerness, its purpose and the people who lived there, is gradually beginning to unfold. However, as the third season of excavations on the...
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