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‘Rediscovering a lost Neolithic tomb’ – OAS talk recording now online

Saturday, November 25, 2023 (1:34 PM)

The recording of the Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) talk on the rediscovery and excavation of a Maeshowe-type chambered cairn in Holm.

Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark outlines the story of the cairn, which was largely destroyed in the late 18th or early 19th century, and its excavation earlier this year.

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