The Ness of Brodgar Project

Uncovering Trench T. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Daily Archive: September 5, 2021

A heat-affected chunk of red sandstone found in Structure Ten. This was located beside the 'painted' orthostat mentioned yesterday and may have been used to create the red pigment. (Sigurd Towrie)

Geology / Video

Video – ‘Why Rocks?’

Orkney International Science Festival talk by Dr Martha Johnson, highlighting the Ness of Brodgar rocks that don’t fit the local geology, and showing clues to their origins. Read more
Three of the five polished stone axes found on site this summer. See them, and more, at Sunday's Open Day.

Video

Video – ‘The Ness in Rock and Stone’

Today's Orkney International Science Festival talk featuring Ness of Brodgar site director Nick Card, Dr Ann Clark and Dr Antonia Thomas of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute. Read more