Review


Video: Nick Card – 2023 Talk on the Ness of Brodgar
Each year before the Ness dig begins, Nick Card, the site director at the Ness, gives a free talk in… Read More

Video: OAS Legacy Talk – David Clarke and Prof Mark Edmunds
The range of archaeological endeavour through centuries of investigations, both antiquarian and professional, provides a rare history of the subject.… Read More
Talk by Martin Carruthers ( UHI )
Excavating an Iron Age Community at The Cairns, South Ronaldsay, Orkney This talk was given just after the 2022 OAS… Read More

OAS AGM 2022
The Charity AGM, will be on-line on Zoom to be followed by a talk by Martin Carruthers -“People of the… Read More
Sad News – Caroline Wickham-Jones
OAS is very sad to hear the news earlier today that archaeologist Caroline Wickham-Jones died last night . Caroline was… Read More

St Magnus Graffiti Project gets a mention
Delighted to see our St Magnus Graffiti Project mentioned on page 21 of the latest edition of Archaeology in Scotland. … Read More

Press release: Consultation on the future of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Orkney Archaeology Society Press Release – 10 October 2021 Subject: Consultation on the future of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney… Read More



Brochtoberfest 9th- 17th October 2021 – all events
All events this year This is an annual event and this year the programme will feature daily talks and events… Read More

Sites re-opening
HES have reopened the Rousay tombs plus Cuween, Rennibister and Unstan have all been reopened. We await news on Maeshowe.… Read More

Viking Week festival
Videos of some of the talks are listed here on the OAS YouTube channel The Viking Week Festival, 9-19 September… Read More


Video: OAS AGM On-Line
The Zoom meeting has been published on our YouTube channel with sub titles.