Keith Brown – taken too soon.
Just hearing the very sad news that Keith Brown suddenly passed away on Friday. Keith would be very well know… Read More
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Video: A Saint in Stone – the material legacy of the St Magnus in the North Atlantic
By Jenny Murray, UHI/Shetland Museum The core of this current study is the objective to tell the story of St… Read More
Please help the Tomb of the Eagles
Our friends at the South Ronaldsay and Burray Development Trust in Orkney are hoping to raise £20,000 towards re-opening the Tomb of… Read More
TROVE: The key to Scotland’s past
A great new resource available to anyone who is interested in Scotland’s history with access to historical archive Explore locations… 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
Awards for Orkney Projects !
News from Nick Card. Double success for the Ness!!! Great news from London this evening where it was announced at… Read More
OAS hosts Caroline Wickham-Jones web site.
At the beginning of last year we were asked to help out with another internet based project which we were… Read More
OAS fund New Ness book
Update from our Friends at the Ness on their big exhibition at the Orkney Museum this summer. OAS is delighted… Read More
Young Archaeology Club relaunch
YAC relaunch session on Sunday – with Dan Lee from Orkney Energy Landscapes Project Please email yacorkney@gmail.com to register &… Read More
Report of the 2023 Viking week.
Vikings are fun! Far from just being fierce warriors, the 4th Orkney Viking Week, which took place 10-17 September, explored… Read More
Amazing new find in Orkney
Archaeologists say they have uncovered the ruins of an “incredibly rare” 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney. The Neolithic site at Holm,… Read More