Investigating multi-hollowed cobbles in the Orcadian Neolithic
UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Gary Lloyd outlines his research project looking at multi-hollowed cobbles from the Ness of Brodgar. Read more
Category: Post-excavation
Pitchstone flake brings Ness total to 47
A flake of Arran pitchstone from the analysis of environmental samples from Structure Eight has brought the total from the Ness to 47. Read more
New paper: Life and death of sheep and deer at the Ness of Brodgar
A new paper on the faunal remains from the Ness of Brodgar is available now. Read more
Funded MRes available looking at Ness of Brodgar burnt animal bone
The burnt animal bone assemblage from the Ness of Brodgar is the subject of a new funded Masters by Research (MRes) studentship available from the UHI Archaeology Institute. Read more
Recollections of working stone: Incised lines – a matter of ambidexterity?
The second account of Ness volunteer Lorraine Clay's foray into experimental archaeology over the summer of 2022. Read more
Recollections of working stone: part one
The first part of Ness volunteer Lorraine Clay's foray into experimental archaeology over the summer of 2022. Read more
Link: Prehistoric Orkney grain sheds light on Neolithic farming in Scotland
House Three at the Braes of Ha’Breck showing the areas of burnt grain. (📷 Antonia Thomas/Dan Lee)Our UHI Archaeology Institute colleagues Dr Antonia Thomas and Dan Lee are the co-authors… Read more
Micromorphology at the Ness on the agenda at Budapest conference
Micromorphologist Dr Jo McKenzie will deliver a paper on the Ness of Brodgar at the European Association of Archaeologists annual meeting in Budapest tomorrow, Thursday, September 1. Read more
Structure Eight: Bearing fruit
An update on Sarah-Jane Haston's research into the charred plant remains from Structure Eight. Read more
Prehistoric pottery use – the path to and start of a PhD
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”Albert EinsteinProfessor Oliver Craig and Julia Becher at Skara Brae in August 2021.By Julia BecherFor as… Read more
Palm print on Structure Ten pottery sherd left by an adult male
A 5000-year-old male palm print was discovered on a pottery sherd at the Ness of Brodgar. The artefact was analysed using Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and it was concluded that the print most likely belonged to a man around 22 years old. 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
An absence of antler and the riddle of the red deer – part one
Red deer deposition at the Ness of Brodgar and beyond... Read more
Supporting research at the Ness
One of the ways we can best progress work on the Ness of Brodgar is via student research, particularly at postgraduate level.
If we can at least cover… Read more
Latest prehistoric fingerprints belonged to 13-year-old boy
An image of the latest Ness of Brodgar fingerprints captured using Reflectance Transformation Imaging. (Jan Blatchford)The latest prehistoric fingerprints on a pottery fragment from the Ness of Brodgar belonged to… Read more
Fourth pottery fingerprint belonged to an adult male
Examination of a fourth fingerprint found on pottery sherds from the Ness of Brodgar suggests it was left by an adult male.The analysis by Professor Kent Fowler, the director of… Read more
