Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Orkney Archaeology Society. We are a charity registered in Scotland (SCO048044) which developed from the… Read More
Walk: Skaill Farm, Rousay recent discoveries changed times
Because of the weather: Meet at Midhowe carpark at 12:30 am. Lunch: Free lunch in community room from 12. Talk:… Read More
Talk: Skaill: 1000 years of occupation at a Rousay farm.
by Professor Ingrid Mainland, Dan Lee, Jen Harland, Sarah Jane Gibbon, Julia Cussons (UHI Archaeology Institute) Excavations at Skaill over… Read More
Talk: Storms, Pseudonyms and Spinning Wheels – glimpses into the life of Lady Burroughs
by Dr Nela Scholma- Mason (Independent Researcher) The life story of Eliza D’Oyly Traill Burroughs (best known as Lady Burroughs;… Read More
Video: Tomb of the Eagles recent survey
Graeme Cavers of AOC Archaeology, part of the team undertaking a feasibility study of community purchase of the Tomb of… Read More
Viking Week 2024
For full details please visit the main web site at https://brodgar.co.uk/vikingweek/
Video: Viking Graves by Professor James Graham-Campbell
A rare opportunity to hear Professor James Graham-Campbell one of the foremost experts on Vikings, will be talking to us… Read More
Video: The Ages of Orkney
A talk by the Orkney cartoonist, Alex Leonard ( of Giddy Limit ), about the design process of the new… Read More
New characters for 2024
OAS has commissioned Alex Leonard the well known Orkney cartoonist to create four characters that depict key periods in Orkney’s… Read More
Talk: Dr George Prew from the Treasure Trove Unit
The video of this talk is now on our Youtube channel. This talk gives a brief overview of the… Read More