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Organization profile
The Institute is unique within Scotland, in that it combines teaching, academic research, and commercial applied research and consultancy. The commercial arm of the institute, ORCA and ORCA Marine, provide professional archaeological and heritage services to Northern Scotland - providing everything from archaeological excavations and evaluations, through to heritage consultancy services, marine archaeological investigations and geophysical survey. This unique partnership sees the Institute’s academic staff working alongside the ORCA and ORCA Marine staff with regards to teaching and research, providing our students with an unparalleled experience of practical and applied archaeology, as well as facilitating world class archaeological research in both Northern Scotland and the wider world.
The Highlands and Islands has particularly rich and diverse archaeological heritage - from Neolithic stone-built settlements, tombs and stone circles, to Iron Age brochs, Pictish and Viking settlements and burials, historical archaeology such as the clearances to remains from the First and Second World Wars - situated in landscapes which are distinctive and often fragile.
However, although the Institute carries out internationally significant research within the Highlands and Islands region, we also work much farther afield – with current research projects ongoing in Easter Island, Nepal and Tanzania.
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Profiles
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Nick Card
- Archaeology Institute
- Orkney College UHI - Senior Projects Manager Ness of Brodgar
Person: Academic Research Active
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Martin Carruthers
- Archaeology Institute
- Orkney College UHI - Lecturer in Archaeology
Person: Academic Research Active, Academic Related
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Contemporary Art and Archaeology: Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Practice
1/03/22 → …
Project: Research
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Cultural Heritage Assessment for the Museum of Rapid Transition, Cateran Ecomuseum (Phase I)
Lee, D., Timoney, S., Sanmark, A. & Begg, C.
1/05/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Consultancy
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International Network for Contemporary Archaeology in Scotland (INCAScot)
Hale, A., Thomas, A., Brophy, K. & MacGregor, G.
29/03/21 → 28/03/23
Project: Research
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5.5 Fish bone
Harland, J., 15 Aug 2022, Clachtoll: An Iron Age Broch Settlement in Assynt, North-west Scotland. Cavrers, G. (ed.). Oxford: Oxbow, p. 267-278 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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An application of the Climate Vulnerability Index for the Sukur Cultural Landscape
Day, J., Heron, S., Odiau, I., Downes, J., Itu, E., Abd, A., Ekwurzel, B., Sham, A. & Megarry, W., 26 Jun 2022, Abuja, Nigeria: ICOMOS. 60 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Open Access -
Consumers, not Contributors? The Study of the Mesolithic and the Study of Hunter-Gatherers
Elliott, B. & Warren, G., 24 Oct 2022, In: Open Archaeology. 8, 1, p. 787-795 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Medieval Settlement in Orkney
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Invited speaker)
17 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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From pollution to innovation: the archaeology of plastics in Orkney (Glasgow Archaeology Society seminar series)
Antonia Thomas (Speaker)
16 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies
Benjamin Elliott (Participant)
27 Jun 2022 → 1 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Student theses
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From monasteries to monopolisers: the salmon fishing industry of the inner Moray Firth region, 1500 to 1800
Author: Thomas, J. E., 25 Nov 2021Supervisor: Worthington, D. (Supervisor), Harland, J. (Supervisor) & Marcello, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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How the Vikings inhabited Scotland: a social zooarchaeological approach
Author: Cooke, S., 18 Dec 2017Supervisor: Downes, J. (Supervisor) & MacLeod Rivett, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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The Experience of Space and Place in World Heritage Site Management
Author: Renwick, E. K., 1 Mar 2017Supervisor: Downes, J. (Supervisor), Clarke, S. (Supervisor) & Howard, P. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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