Ness of Brodgar

Ness in ‘New Yorker’ and review of ‘Upon a White Horse’ A link to a new article on the Ness in the New Yorker magazine and a review of Peter Ross’ “Upon a White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland”

A link to a new article on the Ness in the New Yorker magazine and a review of Peter Ross' "Upon a White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland"
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We’re back on site! Time Team dig plans confirmed for 2026 Plans announced for a four-week targeted excavation in 2026 following Time Team ground-penetrating radar results.

Plans announced for a four-week targeted excavation at the Ness in 2026 to investigate Time Team ground-penetrating radar results.
#archaeology #timeteamofficial #TimeTeam #Neolithic #Orkney #NessOfBrodgar
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Focus on finds: Skaill knives (and how to make them) A look at ‘Skaill knives’ – a very common Neolithic stone tool – their use and fabrication.

A look at 'Skaill knives' - a very common Neolithic stone tool - their use and fabrication.
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Chat with Nick and Anne tomorrow at Orkney Archaeology Festival event Nick, and Anne will be discussing all thing Ness of Brodgar in the Maeshowe visitor centre tomorrow, as part of the first Orkney Archaeology Festival.

Nick, and Anne will be discussing all thing Ness of Brodgar in the Maeshowe visitor centre tomorrow, Thursday, September 11, as part of the first Orkney #Archaeology Festival.
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Maesry – another Maeshowe-type chambered cairn in Sanday? Maesry is a suspected Maeshowe-type chambered cairn on Start Point – a small tidal island off the north-eastern tip of Sanday.

This week we take a look at (Mount) Maesry - a suspected Maeshowe-type chambered cairn on a small tidal island off the north-eastern tip of #Sanday.
#archaeology #Orkney #Neolithic #ChamberedCairn #ChamberedTomb
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Beyond the bluestones: links between distant monuments in Late Neolithic Britain and Ireland Recent research has considered the relationship between Stonehenge and sites in south-west Wales, raising questions about whether the first monument at Stonehenge copied the form of an earlier stone circle at Waun Mawn and how the relationship between these sites was connected with the transport of bluestones between the different regions. But Stonehenge and Waun Mawn are not the only prehistoric sites in Britain and Ireland that share architectural elements and hint at social connections across vast distances of land and sea. This debate article explains how the questions raised about these Late Neolithic monuments can and should be applied to other monumental complexes to explore this insular phenomenon.

Stonehenge's connections likely go even further than this, however. Check out an #AntiquityDebate from 2024, which explores Neolithic connections across the whole of Britain and Ireland 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Video: Eday’s Setter Stone from above… A short video from Jim Rylatt showing the Stone of Setter in the Eday landscape.

A short video from Jim Rylatt showing the Stone of Setter in the #Eday landscape.
#orkney #archaeology #Neolithic #standingstone #standingstones
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Around the Stone of Setter, Eday The Stone of Setter, one of Orkney’s most impressive monoliths, towers over a landscape dotted with prehistoric remains at the northern end of Eday.

A brief look at the Stone of Setter, one of Orkney's most impressive monoliths, which towers over a landscape dotted with prehistoric remains at the northern end of #Eday
#Orkney #archaeology #Neolithic #prehistory #StandingStones #StandingStone
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Ness fundraising shop is no longer able to ship orders to the USA or EU As of Monday, August 25, and for the immediate future, we can no longer accept and despatch orders to customers in the USA and EU.

As of Monday, August 25, and for the immediate future, we can no longer accept and despatch orders to customers in the USA and EU. Full details in post.

New photographs added to Quoyness and Egmondshowe pages Work in Sanday recently gave me the chance to update my photo library - some of which have now been to the Quoyness chambered cairn and Egmondshowe pages.

Work in #Sanday recently gave me the chance to update my photo library - some of which have now been to the Quoyness chambered cairn and Egmondshowe pages.
#Orkney #Neolithic #archaeology #chamberedcairns #chamberedtomb

Link: 3d model of Neolithic structure at Spurness, Sanday A 3d model of a substantial Neolithic structure under excavation in Sanday, Orkney.

A new 3d model of a substantial #Neolithic structure under excavation in #Sanday, #Orkney.

Focus on finds: haematite Excavation revealed the use of coloured pigments in pottery and walls, specifically using haematite for red hues.

Focus on finds - haematite. Excavation revealed the use of coloured pigment on pottery and walls, specifically using haematite for red hues. #Neolithic #Orkney #Archaeology #Nessofbrodgar

Braeside, Eday – two structures covered by a single cairn? A stalled chamber within a substantial cairn - was there a second structure at the northern end?

A stalled chamber within a substantial cairn - was there a second structure at the northern end?
#archaeology #Eday #Neolithic #ChamberedCairn #ChamberedTomb

Letting the dust settle – pottery triage project comes to an end Our six-week pottery triage project came to an end this afternoon. A big thank-you to all the volunteers who made their way back to Ness HQ to help out.

Our six-week pottery triage project came to an end this afternoon. A big thank-you to all the volunteers who made their way back to Ness HQ to help out.
#archaeology #NessOfBrodgar #Neolithic #pottery #ceramics #postexcavation

Join Nick at the Ness as part of the 2025 Orkney Science Festival A walk around the Ness of Brodgar excavation site will take place in September as part of the 2025 Orkney International Science Festival.

A walk around the Ness of Brodgar excavation site will take place in September as part of the 2025 Orkney International Science Festival.
#Neolithic #Orkney #Archaeology #NessOfBrodgar

Ceiridwen’s photographs capture the pottery triage process A selection of photographs from pottery triage volunteer Ceiridwen Blakesley.

A selection of photographs from pottery triage volunteer Ceiridwen Blakesley.
#Neolithic #Orkney #Archaeology #Excavation #NessOfBrodgar

Triage volunteers recording pottery sherds of all shapes and sizes A mixed bag of finds from week five of our ceramics triage project - including a stunning example of decorated Neolithic pottery.

A mixed bag of finds from week five of our ceramics triage project - including a stunning example of decorated Neolithic pottery.
#Neolithic #Orkney #Archaeology #Excavation #NessOfBrodgar

First Orkney Archaeology Festival kicks off with four-day event in September The Ness of Brodgar will be among the projects, sites and topics featuring in September's inaugural Orkney Archaeology Festival.

The Ness of Brodgar will be among the projects, sites and topics featuring in September's inaugural #Orkney Archaeology Festival.
#archaeology #heritage #OrkneyArchaeologyFestival #history

Size of Neolithic cattle stands out again during MRes bone analysis We're back with UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Gianluca Marzagalli, for more on his ongoing research into food preparation in Structure Twelve.

We're back with UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Gianluca Marzagalli, for more on his ongoing research into food preparation in Structure Twelve.
#Neolithic #Orkney #Archaeology #Excavation #NessOfBrodgar

2010 Ness excavation report available to download The DSR for the 2010 season of excavation is now available to download.

The excavation report for the 2010 season at the Ness of Brodgar is now available to download.
#Neolithic #Orkney #Archaeology #Excavation #NessOfBrodgar

Similar but different – the two-storey Huntersquoy chambered cairn, Eday “Excavation disclosed, not an ‘Erd House’, as stated, but a neolithic burial cairn of very remarkable construction, since it contained two separate, but contemporary, chambers disposed in an unusual manner one above the other.” Charles Calder. Excavations of Three Neolithic Chambered Cairns in the Islands of Eday and the Calf of Eday, in Orkney. (1938)

A look at the Huntersquoy chambered cairn in Eday.
#orkney #archaeology #Neolithic #chamberedcairns #chamberedtombs

Gianluca’s MRes degree focusing on food preparation in Structure Twelve UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student outlines his research into the animal remains from Structure Twelve in relation to the preparation of food.

UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student outlines his research into the animal remains from Structure Twelve in relation to the preparation of food.
#archaeology #NessOfBrodgar #postexcavation #zooarchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch

A sneak peek at Time Team’s initial GPR results Time Team’s ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the Ness excavation is done and dusted.

Time Team’s ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the Ness excavation is done and dusted.
#archaeology #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar #postexcavation #geophysics #TimeTeam

Initial Time Team GPR results surpass John Gater’s expectations At the end of day one of Time Team's ground penetrating radar survey of the Ness site the results have already surpassed John Gater's expectations.

At the end of day one of Time Team's ground penetrating radar survey of the Ness site the results have already surpassed John Gater's expectations.
#archaeology #geophysics #TimeTeam #Neolithic #Orkney #post-excavation

Time Team back on site along with new pottery triage volunteers Week two of the pottery triage project also saw Time Team's Dr John Gater back on site...

Week two of the pottery triage project also saw Time Team's Dr John Gater back on site...
#archaeology #NessOfBrodgar #Orkney #Neolithic

Geophysics results confirm enclosure walls at north-western end of Ness complex Our two-week project to geophysically survey the entire Ness excavation site came to a successful end last Friday – with some very interesting preliminary results.

Our two-week project to geophysically survey the entire Ness excavation site came to a successful end last Friday has produced some very interesting preliminary results.
#archaeology #NessOfBrodgar #geophysics #Neolithic #Orkney #postexcavation

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Old friends still coming back as six-week pottery triage project begins Just as the Ness of Brodgar complex served as a gathering place for centuries in the Neolithic, it seems to have retained some of that magic....

Just as the Ness of Brodgar complex served as a gathering place for centuries in the #Neolithic, it seems to have retained some of that magic....
#archaeology #Orkney #NessOfBrodgar

Link: Data from Ness hearths suggests shift in magnetic field around 3000BC Archaeomagnetic data from hearths at the Ness of Brodgar suggests a major change in the planet’s magnetic field over two centuries around 3000BC.

Archaeomagnetic data from hearths at the Ness of Brodgar suggests a major change in the planet’s magnetic field over two centuries around 3000BC.
#archaeology #NessOfBrodgar #Neolithic #postexcavation

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