Category: Post-excavation
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.
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The second account of Ness volunteer Lorraine Clay's foray into experimental archaeology over the summer of 2022.
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The first part of Ness volunteer Lorraine Clay's foray into experimental archaeology over the summer of 2022.
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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…
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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.
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An update on Sarah-Jane Haston's research into the charred plant remains from Structure Eight.
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“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…
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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.
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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…
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Red deer deposition at the Ness of Brodgar and beyond...
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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…
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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…
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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…
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In April we shared the exciting news that the fingerprint of a Neolithic potter was found on a ceramic sherd recovered from Trench X.
We can now tell you that…
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A link to a new article, Connecting the Edges: The Call of the Wild, by Kath Page, a postgraduate MLitt Archaeology Studies student at the UHI Archaeology Institute.
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The Neolithic potter’s fingerprint on a sherd of pottery recovered at the Ness of Brodgar. (📷 Jan Blatchford)In Orkney, around 5,000 years ago, a Neolithic potter sat down and began…
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