The Dwarfie Stane – ‘one of the wonders of the Orkney Islands’
The first of a two-part article looking at the Dwarfie Stane in Hoy - said to be Britain’s only example of a rock-cut prehistoric tomb. Read more
Author: Sigurd
And they’re off – operation to move exhibition artefacts gets under way
Work to move our material to the Orkney Museum, ahead of the May 4 opening of this summer’s exhibition, has started. Read more
Donated Skara Brae excavation documents bound for Orkney archives
A collection of documents relating to the excavation of Skara Brae in the late 1920s is bound for the Orkney Library and Archives. Read more
2005 excavation DSR available to download
The latest in our series of Data Structure Reports (DSR) is now available, with the 2005 document free to download. Read more
Pottery residue analysis earns researcher Royal Archaeological Institute prize for science
PhD candidate Julia Becher, who is analysing lipids on Ness of Brodgar pottery sherds, has been awarded the Royal Archaeological Institute prize for science on the archaeology of Britain and Ireland. Read more
Structure Twelve water trough adds to the evidence of food preparation
Jim Rylatt and Jan Blatchford on one particular discovery in Structure Twelve. Read more
Toftsness Neolithic settlement, Sanday
Toftsness was the second Sanday settlement investigation in the 1980s - revealing a domestic and funerary landscape spanning millennia. Read more
Ness features in Philip Hughes exhibition at Pier Arts Centre
Artwork created at the Ness of Brodgar will be among that on display at Philip Hughes’ forthcoming exhibition at the Pier Arts Centre. Read more
Ness of Brodgar award success recognised in Scottish Parliament
The Ness of Brodgar has been congratulated in the Scottish Parliament for its success in the 2024 Current Archaeology Awards. Read more
Pool Neolithic settlement, Sanday
In the 1980s, two Neolithic settlements were excavated in the island of Sanday. Today we briefly look at Pool on the island’s south-western coast. Read more
Link: Skara Brae’s updated statement of significance published
Historic Environment Scotland's updated statement of significance for Skara Brae is available to download. Read more
Traditional names or just another ‘Loda’ old nonsense?
Is there any truth to the antiquarian claims that the two Stenness circles were traditionally known as the 'Temples of the Sun and Moon'? Read more
Link: Into the Groove…
A blog post by Dr Mike Copper following the rise and demise of Grooved Ware and revealing the insights into the Late Neolithic that this pottery can provide. Read more
Blocks and robbers: Was stone robbing more than just prehistoric plundering?
Stone-robbing is the term used for the removal of building material from structures. But “robbing” implies unsavoury behaviour. Desecration.
But was there more to it than just prehistoric plundering? Read more
