About Us
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OUR TOUR LEADERS:
Our main tour leader is:
Caz Mamwell BSc (Hons) MA FSA Scot
A professional archaeologist who has worked in archaeology throughout the UK and abroad, starting as a digger at the age of 17, spending years on the digging circuit around the UK, before finally attaining the dizzy heights of Site Director. Elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1987. She gained her BSc (Hons) in Archaeological Sciences from the University of Bradford, and her MA with distinction in Archaeological Practice from the University of the Highlands and Islands. Currently undertaking a part-time PhD through the University of Edinburgh, researching the Orcadian Bronze Age. Caz also works during the winter as a project officer for ORCA – the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology.
Caz qualified as an STGA accredited Orkney Tourist Guide in 2004, and has also since qualified as a Guide Trainer, being involved in Orkney guide training since 2005.
Our second tour leader is: Dave Lawrence BSc (Hons) MSc FSA Scot
A professional archaeologist with many years digging experience all over the UK and has also acted as Site Director. Now a specialist osteoarchaeologist, he gained both his BSc (Hons) in Archaeological Sciences and his MSc with distinction in Human Osteoarchaeology and Palaeopathology from the University of Bradford. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and is currently concentrating on his PhD, working on a collaborative project between the Orkney Museum and the University of Bradford, researching osteoarchaeological aspects of the Neolithic population of Orkney. Dave is also a project officer and osteoarchaeologist for ORCA. He qualified as an STGA accredited Orkney Tourist Guide in 2005.
Our history
We established Orkney Archaeology Tours in April 2006 after identifying a gap in the market for specialist high quality archaeology based tours. (In fact the seeds of the idea were sown by a project in the 'Archaeology & Tourism' module that Caz took as part of her Master's degree - the assignment was to analyse the worldwide Archaeological Tourism market and suggest Orkney applications!). We have gone from strength to strength and are thoroughly enjoying introducing our guests to the archaeology, culture, history and wildlife of Orkney.
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