Professor Dan Hicks is curator of the world-renowned Pitt Rivers Museum and Professor of Contemporary Archaeology at the University Of Oxford
‘An Evening With Dan Hicks’
Rare Prayer Roll Reveals Pre-Reformation Devotion
“The roll reflects a time when the laity (non-clergy) had a real belief in both visible and invisible enemies.” – Gail Turner
Recognising “the raw emotional power that everyday objects can acquire”
“I consider the experience of grief and bereavement to be one such emotion, even if the ways in which this was processed and navigated varies between individuals and societies.”
‘We Be Of One Blood, Thou And I…’ – ‘The Jungle Book’ – Rudyard Kipling
“June is Indigenous People’s Month, and June the 21st is Indigenous People’s Day”
Hidden in Plain Sight: Ancient Egyptian Relics in a Cigar Tin
“I’m an archaeologist and have worked on digs in Egypt but I never imagined it would be here in north-east Scotland that I’d find something so important to the heritage of my own country.”
Ness of Brodgar Photo-Time-Line – Part Two
“And on, to 2011, when I was feeling the edge of a reproduction axe, at the Ness………”
A Vote Of Thanks To Sigurd Towrie!
“The archaeology dig at the Ness of Brodgar had to be cancelled for this year, as did many other digs and events, due to – well – you know what.”
One Person’s Rubbish…..
“Work is continuing, exploring and excavating around the outside of the Hall of Clestrain – family home of Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae”
Museums Make Memories: #MuseumsSparkJoy
Monday 18th of May is International Museums Day.
Do You Have Artefacts or Photographs of WW2 Military Sites in Orkney?
Ian Collins will be holding and exhibition at the Northlight Gallery Stromness this summer and is looking for old photographs or artefacts that people might be able to lend him for the duration of the event.
