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Volunteers for Digs in 2025.

If anything is available we will also advertise it on our Facebook page, and via our Twitter account.

Excavation Volunteers

Please note that there are limited numbers of places available for volunteers on some of the well-known excavations in Orkney, it is not possible for site Directors to give places to everyone who wants to dig.

The OAS is sometimes approached by the project directors of Orkney excavations seeking volunteers to take part as diggers. The requirements of each excavation will vary, some projects will be looking for experienced volunteers, others will happily take ‘first timers’, giving all required on-site training.

If we receive a request for assistance from an excavation we put potential volunteers in contact with the excavation’s dig Director. Normally Site Volunteers should be aged 18 years or over, there is no upper age limit, but you should be happy to work in the open air regardless of what Orkney’s weather may throw at you, and possess a full set of waterproofs and stout boots!

If you would like us to put you in touch with site Directors in Orkney who may be in search of volunteers for the coming season please use the form below as that helps us process the many request we get.

General volunteering for Society activities

We are always pleased to hear from any of our members who would like to assist the running of Society events , support our fundraising activities, or assist with the post excavation processing and cataloguing of finds.

We are also always looking for volunteers to assist the Orkney College Archaeology department in processing and cataloguing the mountain of finds that are unearthed each season from the various Orkney excavations such as the Cairns on South Ronaldsay.

This information will only be sent to the site Directors and the Secretary of the Orkney Archaeology Society and will not be used for anything else other than your application to help at the digs this coming season.

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