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Kath Page

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#Archaeologist #zooarchaeologist #SGSAH funded #PhD student at #UHI #Orkney researching human #reddeer relationships in prehistory

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Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 4d

Apparently today is #UKFungusDay here's a few from the last few weeks from #Sutherland #Scotland!

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 4d

They are the emo goth twins, brother and sister, about 16mths old!

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 4d

Simple pleasures: sat on the bed with a cuppa next to 2 sleeping pups, watching the trees blowing in the wind and listening to Frank Sinatra on the Huey
@bbc6music.bsky.social radio show!
#StormAmy #Sutherland #Scotland #Autumn #Dogs

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 5d

It was a shallow pit too, so the smell would have been something else. All adds to the enigma of it!

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 5d

There no pathology or evidence of cut marks on the bones

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 5d

Possible, but you wouldn't bury them in the middle of your houses though...

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely, but why not eat them? Seems a waste...

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 5d

#FindsFriday, nothing shiny to show but a pile of dusty old bones. 15 articulated #RedDeer skeletons found at the the Links Of Noltland, Westray #Orkney. Why place so many deer into the ground? What prompted this action? What do they represent? Their #Chalcolithic date may give us a hint... see ALT

Plan drawing of the Links of Noltland red deer heap found on the island of Westray. 15 fully articulated, unprocessed deer were found in the settlement dating to the Neolithic Bronze Age transition period. Their deposition may be a response to a societal crisis linked to the introduction of metal to the Northern Isles, migration from Europe or cultural change that saw the end to monumentality and big house society. It could be a decommissioning deposit when the site was (temporarily) abandoned... whatever the reason 15 who deer is a massive statement to make, the deer presumably were special and had great meaning and/or value. The smell would have been overpowering as they were placed in a shallow pit. A bird wing and a fish were placed with them, adding an extra dimension to this intriguing deposit!
Image: Clarke et al 2017

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks ☺️

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 5d

🤔hmm, maybe... 😆 I've tied the wheelie bins doon just in case!

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 5d

The calm before the #Storm ... took the dogs out early this morning
#Sutherland #StormAmy #Scotland #Autumn

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 6d

Awesome, thanks! Why should spring have all the fun??

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 6d

It must be a bumper year! Lots of inkcaps around too!

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 6d

That's a corker!! A boot is a great substitute when you can't use a banana for scale 😉

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UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 6d

Don't miss the fascinating upcoming online seminar on 23rd October at 12 noon UK time. @thinkuhi.bsky.social PhD candidate Evelyn Anderson will explore the provision of healthcare in Shetland before the establishment of the NHS.

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Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 7d

Eight years, gone too soon 😞
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YouTube video by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Topic

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Hugo Anderson-Whymark @hugowhymark.bsky.social · 7d

Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy is advertising for a new Chair. Take a look - It's a great role to help shape Scottish archaeology archaeologystrategy.scot/scotlands-ar...

Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy Committee Needs a New Chair! – Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy

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Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 7d

Autumn has been autumning the last few days in #Sutherland #Scotland today
#Aurora

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 22d

The boys are back in town... limbering up for a busy few months! #Reddeer #Sutherland #Autumn #PhDlife

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 25d

No bull, this is udderly ridiculous... I bet they were over the mooooon with their new purchases though!! #Orkney
BBC News - Mystery package posted to island where only feral cows live
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Pair of trainers posted to Orkney island where only cattle live

Swona in Orkney is today home to free-roaming cattle after the last islanders left in the 1970s.

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UHI Archaeology Institute @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our art and #archaeology masters has secured a 100 per cent student satisfaction rating for fifth year running.
#ThinkUHI #UHIOrkney

Art and archaeology masters secures 100 per cent student satisfaction rating for fifth year running

For the fifth year in a row our MA in Contemporary Art and Archaeology secured a 100 per cent satisfaction rating in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey.

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Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · Sep 3

#Caithness #Scotland #Viking

UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · Sep 3

In this fascinating new blog post, @thinkuhi.bsky.social MLitt Viking Studies student, Stephen Barnaby, discusses his research into Norse place names and the history of Caithness in northern Scotland.

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SEAGULLS AND STANDING STONES, BISHOPS AND BUTTER, BAGPIPES AND BULLETS: THE NORSE IN CAITHNESS MEMORY

This blog post was written by UHI Institute for Northern Studies MLitt Viking Studies student, Stephen Barnaby. I grew up in Thurso, surrounded by streets named after luminaries from the days of th…

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Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · Sep 2

Not a bad start to the season #Aurora #Sutherland #Scotland #Northernlights

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · Aug 25

I've not dug since 2022, so my hamstrings are not happy. A great day though excavating at Swartigill an #IronAge roundhouse complex in #Caithness. I found a pig tooth, a broken hammer stone and a quartz pebble. Not a bad day one haul! #Archaeology #ThinkUHI @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social

Circular Atlantic roundhouse with oversized hearth, possible site for pottery production.

Piggy tooth

Hearth deposits, the bands of orange ,yellow and black heat affected clear are clearly visible.

Stone pebbles, particularly quartz ones are found in many Scottish Iron Age sites, often decorated. Were they gaming pieces, amulets or something else? They are so tactile in your hand.

Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · Aug 24

Can you tell where the #sea ends and the #sky starts?
#Sutherland #Scotland