Link: Wonderful things hiding in plain sight: art at the Ness of BrodgarA new blog post on the subject of Neolithic art at the Ness of Brodgar is now available on the ...Read More Wednesday, August 3, 2022 / Artefacts, LinksDig Diary Extra – 3d model of worked whalebone artefact Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin has worked his photogrammetry magic again, this time creating a 3d model of the ...Read More Tuesday, July 12, 2022 / 3D Model, Artefacts, ExcavationNew 3d model of Structure Ten’s decorated foundation depositThis morning we're premiering a new 3d model from Archaeology Institute UHI postgraduate student Gary Lloyd. The model shows the ...Read More Monday, May 2, 2022 / 3D Model, ArtefactsFocus on finds: Structure Eight’s whalebone maceheadThe whalebone macehead in situ. (📷 ORCA) In 2010, an extraordinary macehead emerged from one of the side recesses in ...Read More Friday, March 18, 2022 / Artefacts, Focus on FindsFocus on finds: maceheads“[T]he care taken in manufacture suggests that these artefacts, like many others, often have a significance that went beyond utility” ...Read More Friday, March 11, 2022 / Artefacts, Focus on FindsFocus 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 Friday, March 4, 2022 / Artefacts, Focus on FindsFocus on finds: the Orkney voleA fraction of the vole remains recovered from the Ness over the years. (📷 Sigurd Towrie) "The picture is far ...Read More Monday, February 28, 2022 / Artefacts, Focus on FindsIntensely moved by the human stories at launch of ‘World of Stonehenge’By Dr Antonia Thomas Tuesday, February 16, and I’m in London for the first time since 2019. After more than ...Read More Monday, February 21, 2022 / Artefacts, ExhibitionFree article access and talk mark opening of British Museum exhibitionTo mark the opening of The World of Stonehenge at the British Museum today, British Archaeology magazine has made an ...Read More Thursday, February 17, 2022 / Artefacts, ExhibitionLinks: ‘The Orkney dig uncovering Britain’s stone age culture’A few Ness-related links among the many relating to the Burton Agnes "drum" and The World of Stonehenge exhibition at ...Read More Tuesday, February 15, 2022 / Artefacts, Exhibition, LinksFocus on finds: Structure Twelve entrance incised stoneThe entire incised stone, which measured a mere 18cm in length. (📷 Ole Thoenies) On August 6, 2019, a small, ...Read More Friday, February 11, 2022 / Artefacts, Focus on FindsBritish Museum announce objects joining Ness artefacts at Stonehenge exhibitionA selection of artefacts from the Ness of Brodgar are among the hundreds coming together for a special exhibition on ...Read More Saturday, December 11, 2021 / Artefacts, Exhibition‹ 1 2 3 4 … 6 ›