Archaeology article nominated for award
An article about Old Scatness, inspired by an interview with Shetland archaeologist Val Turner and colleague Stephen Dockerill, has been nominated for an award.
READ FULL STORYAn article about Old Scatness, inspired by an interview with Shetland archaeologist Val Turner and colleague Stephen Dockerill, has been nominated for an award.
READ FULL STORYThe 2015 Shetland Museum and Archives Memorial Lecture will be held at the beginning of next month.
READ FULL STORYA NEW archaeological project got under way this month in the secluded location of Gunnister Voe in Northmavine. Natascha Mehler, of the University of Vienna,…
READ FULL STORYBelmont work ends THE VIKING Unst Excavations ended yesterday with the last of the staff leaving Belmont and returning to Denmark today. Anne-Christine Larsen, archaeological…
READ FULL STORYby Val Turner THE PAST five weeks have flown by and on Monday the Bradford University team of archaeologists who were digging at the Viking…
READ FULL STORYBY Val Turner SUPRISES always happen as time begins to run out for archaeological excavations. As the Viking longhouse excavations at Underhoull and Hamar draw…
READ FULL STORYBY Val Turner Busy at Unst WORK is now proceeding apace with the excavation of the three Viking longhouses currently being excavated in Unst. At…
READ FULL STORYBY Val Turner Danish team arrives WITH excavations at the Viking longhouse sites of Hamar and Underhoull now in full swing, the third excavation of…
READ FULL STORYJigsaws in Bressay THE BRESSAY History Group’s project to excavate and relocate the burnt mound at Cruester to the Bressay Heritage Centre took another step…
READ FULL STORYBy Val Turner The advent of summer and the university holidays is heralded once again by the advent of “dellin inta da past” and the…
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