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Evidence of textile use at the Ness of Brodgar

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Textile evidence from the Ness among Scotland’s ‘most groundbreaking archaeological discoveries’ of 2020

Evidence of a woven Neolithic textile found during post-excavation work at the Ness has been named one of Scotland’s “most groundbreaking discoveries of 2020”. The Covid pandemic has had a… Read more

Video

Monday, December 14, 2020

Rhind Lectures 2020: Number 2

The Big Picture and Regional Narratives In this year’s Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’s annual Rhind lectures, Dr Alison Sheridan is bringing together the most up-to-date research to show… Read more

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Sunday, December 13, 2020

Rhind Lectures 2020: Number 1

Neolithic Scotland: Changing Perceptions, New Approaches, Plethora of Data, and Contested Narratives In this year’s Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’s annual Rhind lectures, Dr Alison Sheridan is bringing together… Read more

News

Saturday, December 12, 2020

2020 Rhind lectures focus on Neolithic Scotland

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’s annual Rhind lectures begin tomorrow, Sunday, and this year the focus is firmly on the Neolithic. From December 13 until December 18, Dr Alison… Read more

Trench T Scalloped Rim from the Ness of Brodgar

Ceramics

Friday, December 11, 2020

Scalloped-rim pots from Trench T – an early Christmas present at Ness HQ

By Roy Towers It’s nearly Christmas and many of us will be looking forward to exciting and enigmatic parcels of presents to open. At Ness HQ we have unwrapped an… Read more

Around the Ness / Chambered Cairns

Monday, December 7, 2020

Maeshowe – historic additions, incursions and the Norse runes

The earliest account of Maeshowe is found within the pages of the Orkneyinga saga, which says Viking warriors sought shelter in the chamber in 1153. Read more

Around the Ness

Monday, December 7, 2020

A hearth in Maeshowe?

Back in 2016, a nineteenth century sketch had us pondering whether there might be more to Maeshowe than we see today. Read more

News

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Glowing book review in ‘Current Archaeology’ magazine

If you had any doubts about purchasing a copy our new volume, The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands, then you should read the glowing review in the latest edition… Read more

Buildings through time / Excavation

Friday, December 4, 2020

Buildings through time: Structure Five

Photographs of Structure Five under excavation. Read more

Wildlife

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Wednesday wildlife – selkie sunbathers

This week’s photographs of the wildlife around the Ness of Brodgar from dig director Nick Card.… Read more

News

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Covid uncertainty remains over 2021 Ness excavation season

With 2020 drawing to a close, we have been receiving queries from visitors and interested volunteers about the 2021 excavation season. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing restrictions surrounding Covid-19, we… Read more

Around the Ness / Chambered Cairns

Monday, November 30, 2020

Maeshowe and the winter solstice

With its south-westerly facing entrance, Maeshowe’s best known attribute is its orientation towards the setting sun around midwinter. Read more

Around the Ness / Chambered Cairns / Standing Stones

Monday, November 30, 2020

A standing stone at Maeshowe and the structure that lies beneath

The solstice, an earlier building and standing stone and Norse runes. Read more

Buildings through time / Excavation

Friday, November 27, 2020

Buildings through time: Structure Twenty-Seven

For the next in our series looking at the excavation of each major building on site over time, we jump across to Trench T and the enigmatic Structure Twenty-Seven. See… Read more

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