Video: The dead of winter – Maeshowe and the solstice
Today, Saturday, December 21, is the winter solstice - a day inextricably linked to Maeshowe in Stenness. Read more
Category: Video
Video: Time Team at the Knowe of Swandro
Time Team's John Gater at the Knowe of Swandro dig in Rousay. Read more
Video: ‘The Ness of Brodgar: a Neolithic wonder in the Orkney Islands’
A video from Kieran Dodds, who visited the site at the start of the 2024 season. Read more
Video: Orkney set to say goodbye to the Ness of Brodgar
A marvellous, and touching, video from Orkney.com, outlining the Ness as we approach the end of the project's excavation phase. Read more
Diary extra – drone orbit of Trench P
Video footage from Professor Scott Pike showing Trench P in all its glory. Read more
Diary extra – work under way in Structure Twenty-Seven
Professor Scott Pike's drone footage from yesterday showing work under way in Structure Twenty-Seven. Read more
Dig Diary – halted by rain again but only after some intriguing discoveries
The weather turned foul again today, but fortunately we did manage a full morning's excavation - with some interesting discoveries. Read more
Structure Twenty-Seven reconstruction
A video of a preliminary 3D reconstruction of Structure Twenty-Seven, created by Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin, is now available on the building's page. Read more
Video: 2024 Current Archaeology Award announcements
Two videos, courtesy of Sarah Baker, of the award announcements at yesterday's 2024 Current Archaeology Awards in London. Read more
‘We want to understand the people of the past’ – a video flashback to the summer of 2016
A flashback to 2016 with a beautiful short film produced by Evan Cobb and Aaron Phillips during their time at the Ness of Brodgar. Read more
Video: A visit to Maeshowe 60 years ago
Another from the BBC Archive, again featuring Cathal O’Shannon but this time visiting the Maeshowe chambered cairn in Stenness. Read more
Video: TV presenter’s thoughts on Skara Brae during 1964 visit
A splendid video from BBC Archives, featuring Cathal O'Shannon visiting the Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae. Read more
Thursday throwback: excavation under way in Trench P in 2015
We've got a blast from the past this evening after recovering a forgotten (and assumed lost) cache of video footage from a defunct hard drive. Read more
‘Rediscovering a lost Neolithic tomb’ – OAS talk recording now online
The recording of the Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) talk on the rediscovery and excavation of a Maeshowe-type chambered cairn in Holm. Read more
