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Friday, January 14, 2022

The passing of a great archaeologist

Sorely missed: The late Caroline Wickham-Jones. With great shock and numbing sadness we learned today that archaeologist Caroline Wickham-Jones has passed away. Caroline, a great supporter of the Ness and… Read more

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Friday, September 17, 2021

Touching our ancestors – the Ness and the SPOTtimespotTIME artwork

By Elaine Robinson Having had a lifelong interest in archaeology, imagine my excitement from the point of view as an artist who has been collecting fingerprints since 2015, when my… Read more

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Sunday, July 25, 2021

Over one-million page views for Ness of Brodgar website

The Ness of Brodgar website has reached a milestone – reaching, and rocketing past, one million page views. Technically, the dig diary broke that barrier many years ago, but… Read more

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Saturday, July 10, 2021

‘I think I have Dig Deprivation’ – a blog post by Jim Richardson

In 2012, Jim Richardson visited the Ness to capture images for a National Geographic feature. On Thursday, he posted a lovely article on the Ness excavation on his blog. After… Read more

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Prehistoric deer carvings in Argyll are a first for Scotland

We’re no strangers to Neolithic art at the Ness of Brodgar, but our examples are either circular cupmarks or geometric designs. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has confirmed yesterday that prehistoric… Read more

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Monday, April 26, 2021

Quernstone is latest evidence of Early Neolithic settlement site on Kirkwall’s outskirts

The discovery of a huge prehistoric quernstone is the latest evidence of an Early Neolithic settlement on the outskirts of Kirkwall, Orkney. Ploughing near Saverock, St Ola, uncovered the saddle… Read more

Ness of Brodgar Monograph available to pre-order

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Friday, March 26, 2021

Ness monograph sets ‘a high standard’ says reviewer

The latest glowing review of the the Ness of Brodgar interim monograph has been posted to the Prehistoric Society website this morning. The review, by Susan Greaney of Cardiff University/English… Read more

Ness of Brodgar Carved Stone Ball replica

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Friday, March 19, 2021

Free online talk on Neolithic carved stone balls

Next Friday afternoon, March 26, Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark will present an online seminar outlining the most recent research on prehistoric carved stone balls. The talk, the latest in the University… Read more

Durrington Walls Pit Circle (Stonehenge Hidden Lanscapes Project)

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Friday, February 19, 2021

Online lecture – The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project and the Durrington Walls Pits Circle

The Society of Antiquaries of London lecture, The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project and the Durrington Walls Pits Circle, by Professor Vincent Gaffney. The Stonehenge Landscape Project has carried out… Read more

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Friday, February 12, 2021

Ness book declared ‘a stunning accomplishment’

The Ness of Brodgar interim monograph has been hailed a “stunning accomplishment” by Mike Pitts, editor of British Archaeology magazine. In his review in the March/April issue, he highlights that… Read more

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Friday, January 22, 2021

An archaeological best-seller: first print of Ness monograph sold out

Less than two months since its launch, a second print of our interim monograph, The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands, is under way. Demand for the title has been… Read more

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Thursday, December 31, 2020

Another happy contributor…

It’s been a strange year – of that there is no doubt – and we’ve reached the end of 2020. Although it will be remembered for the things we couldn’t… Read more

Evidence of textile use at the Ness of Brodgar

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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

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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

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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

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Sunday, November 22, 2020

Book review: ‘The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands’

Book review by Dr Howie Firth MBE, director of the Orkney International Science Festival. It was a spring ploughing that did it, in Ola and Arnie Tait’s field at Brodgar… Read more

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