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Excavation
Date 1972 - 1974
Event ID 1000283
Category Recording
Type Excavation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1000283
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.
