The North Atlantic Research Unit (NARU) is based in the Division of Archaeological, Geographical & Environmental Sciences, University of Bradford. NARU formalises the research in the North Atlantic region carried out at the University of Bradford since the early 1980s. Currently the team are working on the publication of the Old Scatness/Jarlshof Environs Project, and excavating on Rousay as part of the 'Orkney Gateway to the Atlantic' project.

'Excavations at Old Scatness, Shetland Volume 1: The Pictish Village and Viking Settlement' is now available from Shetland Amenity Trust.

The glossy, full colour report is priced at £45 (plus postage and packing). Please contact Shetland Amenity Trust on 01595 694688 to order your copy today!

Archaeological Futures: A Research Agenda for the North Atlantic

The 2008 North Atlantic Biocultural Organisation (NABO) conference was held in Bradford on Friday 29th August - Monday 1st September 2008. This conference examined the current position of North Atlantic research (in all research areas including the NABO interest groups) and based on these discussions aims to formulate a new International Research Agenda for Future Archaeological Research in the North Atlantic. Further information concerning the conference can be found at: Archaeological futures: A Research Agenda for the North Atlantic