Major new exhibition this summer to mark the final year of Ness fieldwork
To celebrate and coincide with the final season of excavation, the Ness of Brodgar is the subject of a major new exhibition at the Orkney Museum this summer. Read more
Yearly Archive: 2024
‘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
Reconstructing the landscape of Brodgar’s prehistoric communities
UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Sue Dyke updates us on her research project to reconstruct the prehistoric landscape around the Ness of Brodgar. Read more
Stalled cairn excavation monograph now available as a free download
A 2009 book detailing the excavation of a Neolithic stalled cairn in Papa Westray is the latest open access title from the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Read more
Taversoe Tuick – the subterranean outer chamber
The final part of our Taversoe Tuick series, this time looking at the subterranean outer chamber. Read more
Second open day added to 2024 excavation season
In a change to previous plans, we will be hosting two open days this summer - Sunday, July 14, and Sunday, August 4 - on site and at the Stenness school. Read more
Wednesday wildlife – the calm between the storms
After a week of snow chaos followed by storms and gales, site director Nick has been back out and about with his camera. Read more
Taversoe Tuick – its double-decker design and Bronze Age remodelling
In the fourth post, we ponder why the structure incorporated two chambers and look at Bronze Age modifications to the Taversoe Tuick. Read more
Taversoe Tuick – the lower chamber
In the third part of our series, we return to the Taversoe Tuick's lower chamber and its 1937 re-excavation. Read more
Taversoe Tuick – the upper chamber
The second in a series of articles looking at the Neolithic Taversoe Tuick chambered cairn in Rousay. Read more
Snow around Brodgar (but not today’s)
As I write this, we're well and truly snowed into our corner of the West Mainland. 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
The discovery of the Taversoe Tuick – a ‘most remarkable’ Neolithic cairn
The first in a series of articles looking at the two-storey Taversoe Tuick chambered cairn in Rousay. Read more
Wednesday wildlife – fishing lesson from mum after a snooze by the loch
A delightful set of pictures from site director Nick to kick off the 2024 season of Wednesday wildlife. Read more
Link: Evidence of Neolithic seaweed consumption in Orkney
An article from Current Archaeology, summarising the findings of research pointing to red seaweed and sea kale as being part of the Neolithic diet in Orkney. Read more
Animal bone assessment is under way
UHI Archaeology Institute lecturer and freelance archaeozoologist Dr Julia Cussans has begun the not so small task of assessing the animal bone assemblage from the Ness of Brodgar excavation. Read more
