To mark the start of the academic year, 27 of our new undergraduate and postgraduate students - from all over the globe - experienced all the weather Orkney could throw at them today on a field trip to the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site.

The new volume, Digging into Pottery Scientific Approaches to Archaeological Ceramic Analysis Around the World, will be officially launched at the upcoming IoA Ceramic Analysis Day.

Jointly hosted by the University of York’s Department of Archaeology and Centre for Medieval Studies.

September 2026 – May 2027 | Online | Fridays | 1:30-3:00PM

Join us for a free online panel exploring the intersection of digital archaeology and creative practice.

UCL Professor Dorian Fuller joins the British Academy as a Fellow, recognising his exceptional contribution to the humanities and social sciences.

After 20 years of excavation, the UHI Archaeology Institute’s research dig at The Cairns has now come to an end. With the work on the site now completed, it’s time for site director Martin Carruthers to sum up…

YouTube video by ArchaeologistsEngage

A LEARNING DOCUMENT BASED ON CASE STUDIES FROM SOUTHEAST ASIAThis publication builds on a growing stream of work advanced in recent years by the British…

Responding to the Digital Curation Crisis: Definitions and Recommendations for Cultural Heritage

May’s UHI Archaeology Institute seminar features Claire Nolan, from University College Cork, looking at 'Deep Time Perspectives: Prehistoric Archaeology as a Resource for Existential Wellbeing'.

Join us for a free seminar breaking down Gaussian splatting in archaeological and museum contexts!

May’s UHI Archaeology Institute seminar features Claire Nolan, from University College Cork, looking at 'Deep Time Perspectives: Prehistoric Archaeology as a Resource for Existential Wellbeing'.

Professor Stephen Shennan has been appointed Honorary Research Professor at Peking University, strengthening long-standing archaeological collaboration links.

Did you know that most of our archaeology degrees can be undertaken from anywhere in the world – as long as you have internet access and a computer.

A group from the UHI Archaeology Institute headed north to Shetland for this year's annual student field trip.

Join us for a discussion of hot topics in machine learning in archaeology!