A new book providing a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the Ness of Brodgar is due to be published next month. Excavation at the Ness began in 2006 and the project’s interim monograph, The...
The Ness of Brodgar features in a new book on the landscape of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. Launched this week, Landscapes Revealed: Remote Sensing Across the Heart of Neolithic Orkney...
The winner of our carved stone ball competition was drawn out of the hat this morning and the prize is on its way to Jo Hepton. We had a marvellous response from all over...
On April 23, 2020, we appealed for financial help to allow the Ness to continue. That appeal stands. We received donations, for which we are eternally grateful, and also a surprise offer of help...
A new chidren’s book by US author Antoinette Sarcinella is benefiting the ongoing Ness fundraising campaign. Wolf and Owl Remember takes the reader through a full life circle journey of Native American Kumi, from...
National Geographic photojournalist Jim Richardson has published a “storymap” of Neolithic Orkney, giving readers a glimpse into life 5,000 years ago. The storymap – described by Jim as a “marriage of storytelling and fascinating...
Our virtual dig season for 2020 may be over, but now we’ve got our sights firmly set on 2021. The closure of the site this summer has, as expected, had a serious impact on...
A year ago today we said a very sad farewell to one of the trusted, popular and loyal members of the Ness team – site director Nick’s dog Bryn, who passed away after a...
Our brief guide to Orkney’s prehistory has been updated, with a new page outlining the Iron Age in the islands. Click here to read.
Seven years ago today we found the only example of a carved stone ball from the Ness to date. After a tremendous response to the first batch, we have a limited number of replica...