Excavation

Date 1972 - 1974

Event ID 1000283

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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Between 1972 and 1974 the chambered cairn of Quanterness was excavated by Professor Colin Renfrew, with the aim of determining the nature of the mound, to obtain organic remains for radiocarbon dating, and evidence for its wider environmental and cultural setting.