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Line 1: {{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2022}} ~~{{db-club}}~~ The '''Orkney Antiquarian Society''' was founded in [[1922]] by Dr. [[Hugh Marwick]], Archdeacon [[James Brown Craven]], [[Storer Clouston\|Joseph Storer Clouston]] and [[John Mooney (historian)\|John Mooney]], and it continued in existence for 17 years. Its focus of interest was the [[history]] and [[archaeology]] of [[Orkney]], in [[Scotland]], in the [[United Kingdom]]. ~~Its focus of interest was the [[history]] and [[archaeology]] of [[Orkney]], in [[Scotland]].~~ During its lifetime, the Society published 15 volumes of ''Proceedings'', the last being in [[1939]]. An ''Orkney Research Agenda'' commissioned by [[Historic Scotland]] describes the society's founding in 1922 as a "major advance" in Orkney archaeology which provided a "vital outlet for discoveries and research in Orkney".<ref>[http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/orkney_research_agenda_-_part_2.pdf''Orkney Research Agenda'' - Part 2]</ref> Early 20th century writing on the islands often emphasised their distinct character and [[Nordic countries\|Nordic]] elements in their history, and this influenced subsequent scholarly thought. However, work exploring "Orkneyness" or "Norseness" varied from "excellent" to "suspect" and must be "used critically".<ref>[http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/orkney_research_agenda_-_part_4.pdf ''Orkney Research Agenda'' - Part 4]</ref> Articles from the society's ''Proceedings'' are regularly cited by modern writers on archaeology and [[historical linguistics]].<ref>For example, in this introduction to the [http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/papar/bibliography.html ''Papar Project'']</ref> Members of the society could be on site shortly after an accidental discovery, observing, advising and recording, and finds were sometimes given to the society for their own museum in [[Kirkwall]]. The society had links with other learned societies in Scotland and [[Scandinavia]]. It came to an end with the beginning of [[World War II]], although its name is on some of Marwick's post-war notes about finds made after 1939. ''Orkney Miscellany'', started in 1953, was the successor to the ''Proceedings'' of the Antiquarian Society. ==Society officers== :''Presidents'': ::[[1922]] – [[1924]] [[James Brown Craven]] ::[[1924]] – [[1941]] [[Storer Clouston\|Joseph Storer Clouston]] :''Secretary'': ::[[1922]] – [[1941]] [[Hugh Marwick]] ==~~Reference~~See also== [[List of Antiquarian Societies]] [http://www.brinnoven.co.uk/old/publishing/hughmar.html Brinnoven: Dr Hugh Marwick OBE]▼ ==References== [[Category:1922 establishments]]▼ [http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/orkney_research_agenda_-_prelims.pdf ''The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Research Agenda''] ed. Jane Downes, Sally M Foster and C R Wickham-Jones (Historic Scotland 2005) [[Category:1941 disestablishments]]▼ [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Aads.ahds.ac.uk+%22orkney+antiquarian+society&btnG=Google+Search&meta= Archaeology Data Service] [[Category:Defunct Orkney organisations]]▼ ▲*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060719141715/http://www.brinnoven.co.uk/old/publishing/hughmar.html Brinnoven: Dr Hugh Marwick OBE] <references/> ▲[[Category:1941 disestablishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Learned societies of Scotland]] [[Category:History of Orkney]] [[Category:~~Scottish~~Archaeology ~~archaeology~~of Scotland]] [[Category:Organizations established in 1922]] ▲[[Category:1922 establishments in Scotland]] ▲[[Category:~~Defunct Orkney~~History organisations based in Scotland]] [[Category:Organisations based in Orkney]] {{Scotland-org-stub}} {{Scotland-hist-stub}} {{Orkney-stub}}