Focus on finds: the Orkney vole
Vole remains found in Neolithic Orkney suggest the rodents arrived between 3455–3100BC, potentially from Belgium, France, or Spain. Read more
Monthly Archive: February 2022
Wednesday wildlife – Stenness shots
This week’s selection of images from Ness of Brodgar dig director Nick Card.… Read more
‘World of Stonehenge’ offers a brief opportunity to step out of our century…
Visitors at the British Museum’s ‘The World of Stonehenge’ exhibition on Saturday. (📷 Jo Bourne)Jo Bourne is a London-based supervisor and photographer at the Ness of Brodgar. In 2013 she… Read more
Intensely moved by the human stories at launch of ‘World of Stonehenge’
Guests at the launch of the British Museum’s World of Stonehenge exhibition view the Ness of Brodgar display. (📷 Antonia Thomas)By Dr Antonia ThomasUHI Archaeology InstituteTuesday, February 16, and I’m… Read more
The Knap of Howar, Papa Westray
Until the early years of the 21st century, the two buildings at the Knap of Howar had the distinction of being the earliest evidence of Neolithic settlement in Orkney. Read more
Free article access and talk mark opening of British Museum exhibition
To mark the opening of The World of Stonehenge at the British Museum today, British Archaeology magazine has made an article on the exhibition free to access until February 28,… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – dodging the storms
Wild day. Calm day. And then another wild day…
That seems to have been the picture for 2022 so far. But intrepid site director Nick has been out and about… Read more
Links: ‘The Orkney dig uncovering Britain’s stone age culture’
A few Ness-related links among the many relating to the Burton Agnes “drum” and The World of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum.
‘Every year it astounds us’: the Orkney… Read more
Focus on finds: Structure Twelve entrance incised stone
On August 6, 2019, a small decorated stone, measuring 18cm, was taken from near the eastern entrance of Structure Twelve. Read more
Wednesday wildlife – in and out of the water
This week’s selection of photographs from Ness site director Nick Card.
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Link: ‘Ness artefacts take centre stage in London’
A new Orkney.com article, by Dave Flanagan, on the Ness’ involvement in the World of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum in London.
Click here to view.… Read more
Sponsor a Find – a new batch
Back in November 2021, we launched a new fundraiser Sponsor a Find.
The idea was that we periodically give you the choice from several Ness of Brodgar finds to sponsor… Read more
An absence of antler and the riddle of the red deer – part two
Red deer skull excavated at the Bay of Skaill, Orkney, in 2021. The skull and antler (the second antler had been recovered by a member of the public previously) lay… Read more
Links: Looking forward to the ‘World of Stonehenge’ at the British Museum
With just over a fortnight until the opening of the British Museum’s World of Stonehenge exhibition, here’s a few links you might find interesting:
The world of Stonehenge: placing a… Read more
