Our first talk of 2026. Artificial Beaches - Shetland's Forgotten History January 15th, 7pm, Islesburgh Community Centre Join us as John Goodlad explains why they were made, who built them and when. This will be a fascinating discussion of an under-researched area of our history.

Our Gletness dig made the top five! Thank you to everyone involved, including our lovely colleagues at @coastarch.bsky.social and the endlessly welcoming Jenny and Andy at Gletness. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2570333...

⭐ Experimental Archaeology on a Grand Scale: reconstructing a Viking-age sail A talk by Shetland Museum & Archives' Carol Christiansen. 💫Thursday, December 4th, 7pm at Islesburgh Community Centre 📸 Image: ship's figurehead graffiti found at Jarlshof, now in the National Museum of Scotland.

🎃 Archaeology Shetland AGM 🎃 October 30th, 7pm-8:30pm Islesburgh Community Centre Lerwick Please join us for our 10th Anniversary AGM for a year and decade in review. This will be followed by our annual Halloween themed short presentation. Everyone welcome.

Gletness Excavation Report is out! In May, SCAPE & Archaeology Shetland excavated an eroding Middle-Late Iron Age settlement & a Bronze Age burnt mound. Short visit, big archaeology. Download the Report: scapetrust.org/wp-content/u... @archshet.bsky.social #coastarch #CoastalHeritage #hessupported

Free entry to Jarlshof for local visitors (ZE postcodes) on Sunday 7th September to celebrate 100 years of state care!

Another great day out, survey work around Priesthoulland, Eshaness. #communityarchaeology #shetlandarchaeology #shetlandheritage #croftingheritage

Our excavation at Gletness in Shetland with @archshet.bsky.social revealed the heat-shattered stones of a burnt mound, a beautiful, manly limestone paved area, and excitingly, the closing slabs at the top of subterranean corbelled structure - possibly the roof of a Bronze Age well! #hessupported

Can't wait to see how this develops ❤️

Special Saturday tour! Old Scatness Broch and Iron Age Village June 28th at 10:15am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm Usually open on Fridays only, join them on a special Saturday tour on the 28th of June as an archaeologist guide uncovers the mystery, myth and legend of this world class heritage site.

Keep an eye out for our next Meal roads survey coming soon or get in touch for more details! #shetlanddigs2025 @digitscotland.bsky.social

This is around half of the animal bone assemblage we recovered from fairly small evaluation trenches at Mail. #UniversityofAberdeen #ArchaeologyShetland #NPicts

That’s us all done and dusted at Mail, Shetland this year. We’ve shown there is some incredible archaeology at Mail and hope to be back again next year if we can raise some funding. Many thanks to all our University of Aberdeen students and Archaeology Shetland for making this possible

Day 4 Mail. With the low tide getting later in the day we had to get inventive with getting ourselves out to the islet. Amazing walls coming out in some of the mainland trenches and again loads of animal bone. The highlight of the day was pottery! Lots of pottery sherds in various trenches.

Absolutely amazing day at Mail today- we got to the occupation deposits in the islet fort - part of a huge steatite vessel was lying on the floor next to a hearth from the final occupation. On the mainland walls and animal bone everywhere and some lovely artefacts including a lead spindle whorl!

Some of our members are out and about digging again this week with the @northernpicts.bsky.social team! 😊 #communityarchaeology #shetlandarchaeology #northernpicts @digitscotland.bsky.social

What a brilliant time we've had with @coastarch.bsky.social again and so pleased we've been able to fill in a few more blanks about this eroding site. #communityarchaeology #shetlandarchaeology @digitscotland.bsky.social

End of day three with @coastarch.bsky.social and we're starting to record the site, digging again tomorrow morning and then it'll be finishing off the recording and backfilling the site. #communityarchaeology #shetlandarchaeology @digitscotland.bsky.social

Gletness Day 2 with @coastarch.bsky.social

Gletness Day 2 with @coastarch.bsky.social

All the volunteer spaces are now full for Gletness, members get the first opportunity on events with limited numbers, see our website or message for more info. #communityarchaeology #shetlandarchaeology

Still opportunities to get involved in coastal heritage survey walks in Yell (4-6 June) contact Joanna on [email protected] #communityarchaeology #coastalmonitoring #shetlandarchaeology