PhD candidate Julia Becher, who is analysing lipids on Ness of Brodgar pottery sherds, has been awarded the Royal Archaeological Institute prize for science on the archaeology of Britain and Ireland. Read more
A blog post by Dr Mike Copper following the rise and demise of Grooved Ware and revealing the insights into the Late Neolithic that this pottery can provide. Read more
Revisiting Grooved Ware Understanding Ceramic Trajectories in Britain and Ireland, 3200–2400 cal BC, edited by Mike Copper, Alasdair Whittle and Alison Sheridan, presents a series of papers offering both regional and thematic perspectives on the ceramic style. Read more
A new 3d model from Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin - this one showing the beautiful, and apparently intact Grooved Ware pot found between Structures Twenty-Nine and One on Thursday afternoon. Read more
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”Albert EinsteinProfessor Oliver Craig and Julia Becher at Skara Brae in August 2021.By Julia BecherFor as… Read more
A 5000-year-old male palm print was discovered on a pottery sherd at the Ness of Brodgar. The artefact was analysed using Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and it was concluded that the print most likely belonged to a man around 22 years old. Read more
Dr. Mike Copper co-authored a paper analysing the adoption, development, and demise of Neolithic Grooved Ware pottery in Scotland, positing its origins in Orkney around 3160-3090 BC. Read more
An image of the latest Ness of Brodgar fingerprints captured using Reflectance Transformation Imaging. (Jan Blatchford)The latest prehistoric fingerprints on a pottery fragment from the Ness of Brodgar belonged to… Read more
Examination of a fourth fingerprint found on pottery sherds from the Ness of Brodgar suggests it was left by an adult male.The analysis by Professor Kent Fowler, the director of… Read more
Successfully turned – one of the pottery sherds recovered from outside Structure Twelve’s blocked north-western entrance earlier in the season. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)Dig Diary – Day Twenty-EightWednesday, August 4, 2021Today… Read more
A new week…a new 3D model.
On July 19, we shared the model of a huge Grooved Ware pot sherd from outside the blocked-up north-west entrance to Structure Twelve.
The… Read more