Last places available on 2024 ‘Ness to Ness’ art and archaeology workshop
The last places on this year’s UHI Archaeology Institute Ness to Ness art and archaeology course are now open. Read more
Category: Links
Link: Skara Brae’s updated statement of significance published
Historic Environment Scotland's updated statement of significance for Skara Brae is available to download. Read more
Link: Into the Groove…
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
Stalled cairn excavation monograph now available as a free download
A 2009 book detailing the excavation of a Neolithic stalled cairn in Papa Westray is the latest open access title from the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Read more
Link: Study reveals evidence of seaweed consumption by Neolithic Orcadians
An article from Current Archaeology, summarising the findings of research pointing to red seaweed and sea kale as being part of the Neolithic diet in Orkney. Read more
Link: Call for archaeologists to unite in Stonehenge debate
Over a thousand archaeologists have signed an open letter urging the sector to unite and take its "rightful lead" in the Stonehenge tunnel debate. Read more
Link: Rebuilt dig diary revisits the 2008 excavations at the Ring of Brodgar
The summer of 2008 saw two excavations on the Ness of Brodgar - ours and a month-long dig at the Ring of Brodgar. Read more
Link: Ness dig features in German documentary on megalithic architecture
The Ness of Brodgar featured in a new television programme broadcast in Germany last night. Read more
Link: East Mainland excavation ‘reveals ruins of huge tomb’
In August and September 2023, excavation in the East Mainland parish of Holm revealed the remains of a Maeshowe-type chambered cairn. Read more
Link: Nick Card interview on Strata programme
Site director Nick Card has been in the USA, where he was keynote speaker at the Archaeology Channel’s Conference on Cultural Heritage Media.
Nick delivered a series of talks in… Read more
Link: Ramblings – stone circles, brochs and a west coast wander
Three Ramblings programmes from the BBC, featuring Clare Balding in Orkney.
High Winds and Hail: Featuring Martin Gray.
To the Ring of Brodgar: Featuring Sandra Miller.
Hiking with Hounds: At… Read more
Link: Excavating Orkney and Shetland from Current Archaeology archives
A selection of Orkney excavation highlights from the archives of Current Archaeology magazine.
Click to read.… Read more
Link: The Ness of Brodgar – marking 20 years of Neolithic discoveries
In the summer of 2022, Current Archaeology‘s Carly Hilts visited the excavation to see progress on the site and hear the latest thinking on the Neolithic complex.
Her subsequent article,… Read more
Link: Prehistoric Orkney grain sheds light on Neolithic farming in Scotland
House Three at the Braes of Ha’Breck showing the areas of burnt grain. (📷 Antonia Thomas/Dan Lee)
Our UHI Archaeology Institute colleagues Dr Antonia Thomas and Dan Lee are the… Read more
Link: ‘Neolithic culinary traditions revealed by cereal, milk and meat lipids in pottery from Scottish crannogs’
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered intriguing new insights into the diet of people living in Neolithic Britain and found evidence that cereals, including… Read more
Link: A summer of excavation – photographs from Tim Winterburn
Images from photographer Tim Winterburn. Read more
Link: Sounds of the Ness
A sound poem for the Ness of Brodgar, recorded on site last month and featuring the voices of volunteer diggers, UHI Archaeology Institute staff and students from around the world.
… Read more
Link: Wonderful things hiding in plain sight: art at the Ness of Brodgar
A new blog post on the subject of Neolithic art at the Ness of Brodgar is now available on the Ola Gorie website.
The post, Wonderful things hiding in… Read more
Link: Neolithic treasures at the Ness
A showcase of Fionn McArthur’s photographs from his site visit last month is now available in a new post from Orkney.com.… Read more
Link: Explore Vinquoy chambered cairn with new 3d model
3d model of the Vinquoy chambered cairn, Eday, Orkney.
New 3d models of chambered cairns now available to explore as part of the UHI Archaeology Institute’s Tombs of the Isles… Read more
Link: A full summer of excavation in Orkney
The Ness of Brodgar is just one of the excavations resuming in Orkney this summer.
For more details see Orkney.com’s latest post.… Read more
Neolithic Orkney links from the Current Archaeology archive
Three articles from the archives of Current Archaeology magazine are now available online:
The Ness of Brodgar: uncovering Orkney’s Neolithic heart (2017)
A tale of two Neolithics? Investigating the evolution… Read more
