Making and using Skaill knives – new paper in Journal of Lithic StudiesWhile the Ness of Brodgar is best known for its exquisite stonework, the excavations also uncovered simple tools that were ...Read More Wednesday, January 28, 2026 / ArtefactsOut of chaos comes order – research continues on Ness stone toolsFigure 1: Ness of Brodgar Structures (Structure Schematics- Durdin 2024) (Bing Satellite Images) By Gary Lloyd The 2024 excavation season ...Read More Friday, January 16, 2026 / Artefacts, Post-excavationFocus on finds: Skaill knives (and how to make them)“There is one type of stone implement very abundant at Skaill. These are flakes of hard old red sandstone. […] ...Read More Thursday, November 13, 2025 / Artefacts, Focus on FindsFocus on finds: haematiteHighly polished haematite nodule from the Ness of Brodgar. (📷 Sigurd Towrie) It was something that had long been suspected ...Read More Monday, August 18, 2025 / Artefacts, Focus on FindsWorked-stone specialist’s welcome return to the NessLithics specialist Ann Clarke on site this week. (📷 Anne Mitchell) Ann Clarke. (📷 Anne Mitchell) We were delighted to ...Read More Thursday, May 8, 2025 / Artefacts, Post-excavation100 years on: the discovery of the ‘Brodgar Stone’ at Ness complex siteThe Brodgar Stone found on the Ness in February 1925. (📷 Tom Kent/Orkney Library and Archives) It was 100 years ...Read More Thursday, February 27, 2025 / Around the Ness, ArtefactsThree-week internship examining the Ness of Brodgar’s stone discsOne of the smaller stone discs found on site - this one from Structure Twelve's eastern annexe in 2019. (📷 ...Read More Monday, February 24, 2025 / Artefacts, Post-excavation2024’s top finds – incised stone slab from Structure TwentyThe Structure Twenty incised stone showing the bands of decoration. (📷 Travis Lowe) Our final season of fieldwork saw a ...Read More Tuesday, December 31, 2024 / Artefacts2024’s top finds – worked boneWorked bone point - one of three found in Structure Thirty-Four in 2024. (📷 Anne Mitchell) As we've explained before, ...Read More Sunday, December 29, 2024 / Artefacts2024’s top finds – the decorated clay cylinder from Structure TwentyThe cleaned, flat end section of the Structure Twenty clay object, showing the delicate decoration. (📷 Sigurd Towrie) After 20 ...Read More Tuesday, December 24, 2024 / Artefacts2024’s top finds – child’s tooth from a stone box in Structure Thirty-FourThe worn, deciduous molar from Structure Thirty-Four. (📷 Jo Bourne) Another of the season's most surprising finds – a child’s ...Read More Monday, December 23, 2024 / Artefacts2024’s top finds – another two of Ceiridwen’s decorated stonesOne of Ceiridwen’s decorated stones from Structure Seventeen. (📷 Sigurd Towrie) Earlier this month, I did Ceiridwen a disservice by ...Read More Sunday, December 22, 2024 / Artefacts1 2 3 … 7 ›