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Skeletal remains rescued from eroding Medieval cemetery

Orkney’s ongoing battle against severe coastal erosion is something I have been aware of since childhood. But it took a visit to an emergency excavation in Rendall today, to drive home just how serious...

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Bronze Age settlement uncovered at the Links of Noltland

The discovery of a Bronze Age settlement in Westray has once again highlighted the ongoing problem of Orkney’s severe coastal erosion. Archaeologists returned to the Links o’ Noltland prehistoric...

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Rousay’s heritage snatched from the sea

Archaeologists use latest technology to record the exciting finds of prehistoric and Viking remains at Swandro, in Rousay, before the site disappears into the sea. A team of archaeologists from...

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