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Tag Archives: Kirkwall
CHAT conference in Orkney – RURALITY
Register for CHAT 2016 now! Registration closes 7th October Draft programme available on CHAT website Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) conference 2016 21-23 October Theme: RURALITY Place: Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland Venue: Orkney Theatre, The Meadows, Kirkwall Host: University … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, Contemporary Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
Tagged CHAT Conference, Kirkwall, Orkney, Rurality
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Circular walks: some recent experimental GPS tracks
Peedie Sea, Model Boating Lake, Kirkwall, Orkney (14/11/14). Circular walks using two GPS receivers. The Peedie Sea (or Peerie Sea, meaning small sea) symbolises the growth of Kirkwall; from a merchant shipping town where the inlet serviced numerous piers and … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborations, Contemporary Archaeology, Experimental Practice, GPS Drawings, Ivanov+Chan, Mapping and Walking, Orkney, Orkney walks, Papa Westray, Performance, Stromness walks
Tagged Contemporary Archaeology, Daniel Lee, Global Positioning System, GPS tracks, Kirkwall, Mapping, Papa Westray, Peedie Sea, Stromness, Walking and Mapping
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A present from Orkney (Part 1)
Orkney’s charity shops are treasure troves. Particular favourites are local souvenirs from the 1960s and 1970s: plates, bowls and trinkets advertising holiday destinations in Orkney, referencing a time when ‘staycationing’ was still the norm. Many of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Archaeology, Contemporary Archaeology, Materiality, Memorabilia, Photography, Souvenirs, Tourism
Tagged Antonia Thomas, Birsay, Collecting, Consumerism, Contemporary Archaeology, Eday, Kirkwall, Liverpool Road pottery, Manor ware, Mass production, Orkney, Papa Westray, Souvenirs, Staycationing, Westray
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