Nick Card

Nick Card is a Director of the Ness of Brodgar and LEADER Development Project, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of the Highlands and Islands. He holds a MA Honours in Archaeology from Glasgow University and has directed major excavations in Orkney, including the internationally recognized Ness of Brodgar site. His research focuses on the prehistory of the Highlands and Islands, particularly Neolithic Orkney, with contributions to Bronze Age and Iron Age studies.

Education: MA Honours Archaeology, University of Glasgow.

Research Interests: Neolithic cultural developments, monumental architecture, and interdisciplinary approaches to archaeological analysis. Key projects include the Ness of Brodgar excavations and post-excavation work on the Knowes of Trotty and Mine Howe. His work has been featured in National Geographic and earned awards like the Current Archaeology Research Project of the Year (2011) and Samuel Kress Lectureship (2016-17).

Scientific Awards:

• Andante Travel Archaeology Award (2012)
• Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians of Scotland
• Chartered Institute for Archaeologists membership

Advising & Grants: Leads large-scale excavations and collaborates with global institutions. Recent grants include archaeomagnetic dating research funded through international symposia.

Labs/Teams: Coordinates the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) and chairs the Ness Brodgar Trust. His team employs cutting-edge methods like GIS and microscale analysis for faunal studies.