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Organization profile
Organisation 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
- UHI Orkney - Senior Projects Manager Ness of Brodgar
- Archaeology Institute
Person: Academic Research Active
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Martin Carruthers
- UHI Orkney - Lecturer in Archaeology
- Archaeology Institute
Person: Academic Related, Academic Research Active
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Simon Clarke
- UHI Shetland - Senior Lecturer: Cultural Studies
- Archaeology Institute
- Sustainability Studies
Person: Academic Research Active
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Baby Boxes to Beige Gold: The Lifecycle of Cardboard
Thomas, A., Razzall, L. & Boast, H.
31/03/23 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Contemporary Art and Archaeology: Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Practice
1/03/22 → …
Project: Research
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Colonialism and the European Mesolithic
Elliott, B. & Warren, G., 23 Mar 2023, In: Norwegian Archaeological Review . p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology at UHI
Thomas, A., 2023, In: Orkney Archaeology Review. 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Viking Hiking and Other Time Travel
Ljosland, R., 10 Apr 2023, (Submitted) Viking Heritage and History in Europe . Routledge, (Critical Heritages of Europe).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Activities
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Behind the scenes: researching Deerness place-names in the Orkney Archive
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker)
26 Apr 2023Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North 2023
Ragnhild Ljosland (Invited speaker)
14 Feb 2023 → 15 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Att vara viking i Västerhavet
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
20 Apr 2023Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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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