Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
UHI Archaeology Institute
UHI Archaeology Institute in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
UHI Archaeology Institute is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
UHI Archaeology Institute is an academic department of the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland. It was founded in 2014, incorporating Orkney College's archaeology department and the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology. The director is Professor Jane Downes. The institute offers both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. The Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) is the institute's commercial archaeology branch and is registered with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.
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Background
History
The institute was founded in 2014, expanding on the archaeology department hosted by Orkney College, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands. The Institute received funding from The Robertson Trust, Orkney Islands Council, and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The UHI started running undergraduates programmes in archaeology in 2011. The institute was created to carry out teaching and research, with a branch providing commercial archaeology services, the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) which was founded in 2007 and is registered with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.
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- Coordinates
- 58.9865, -2.9470
- Established
- 2014
Sources
- wikidata: Q98822251 (CC0)
- wikipedia: UHI Archaeology Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is UHI Archaeology Institute?
- UHI Archaeology Institute is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.9865°, -2.9470°.
- When was UHI Archaeology Institute built?
- UHI Archaeology Institute dates to 2014.