Artefacts

Structure Ten sea eagle bone
“Sea eagles constitute the example of a bird par excellence, being the largest bird in Neolithic Orkney and the bird ...
/ 3D Model, Artefacts, Focus on Finds
(📷 Paul Durdin)
Paul Durdin's latest 3d model - the rhodochrosite pillowstone fragment from Structure Thirty today. Two other rhodochrosite pillowstones have been ...
/ 3D Model, Artefacts, Excavation
Picture: Sigurd Towrie
One of the exhibition display panels. (Sigurd Towrie) The Orkney Museum is playing host to some of the Ness of ...
/ Artefacts, Exhibition
Clay balls. (Sigurd Towrie)
Three of the Ness of Brodgar's small clay balls. (📷 Sigurd Towrie) There have been many puzzling finds over the ...
/ Artefacts, Focus on Finds
Multi-hollow cobble.
By Gary Lloyd We are often drawn to the aesthetically pleasing, meticulously crafted, unusual, or enigmatic in archaeology. Many of ...
/ Artefacts, Post-excavation
Picture: Sigurd Towrie
Excavation of an orthostatic box in 2022, introduced an intriguing new element into the relationship between Structures Seventeen and Eight ...
/ Artefacts, Excavation
Picture: Sigurd Towrie
We remain in Trench J for today’s Top Ten entry. A short distance to the north-west of the hearth mentioned ...
/ Artefacts, Excavation
Picture: Sigurd Towrie
In 2022, Trench J maintained its reputation for producing polished stone axes - with three beautiful examples adding to its ...
/ Artefacts, Excavation
Picture: Paul Clark
The latest pitchstone flake beside a 5p piece for scale. (📷 Paul Clark) A flake of Arran pitchstone from the ...
/ Artefacts, Post-excavation
The second account of Ness volunteer Lorraine Clay's foray into experimental archaeology over the summer of 2022. Part 1 is ...
/ Artefacts, Post-excavation
Picture: Jo Bourne
Finds hut volunteer Lorraine Clay trying her hand at some experimental archaeology (in less than clement conditions) this summer. (📷 ...
/ Artefacts, Post-excavation
The 'Brodgar Stone' found on the Ness in February 1925. (Picture courtesy of Orkney Library Photographic Archive)
A new blog post on the subject of Neolithic art at the Ness of Brodgar is now available on the ...
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