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Stones of Stenness Featured (Jim Richardson)

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

A ‘Neolithical Mystery Tour’ of Orkney

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… Read more

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Saturday, August 15, 2020

A sad anniversary…

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… Read more

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Sunday, August 2, 2020

Orcadian woodturner inspired by the Neolithic and the Ness

Here is a link to a conversation Michael Sinclair had last year about his work as a wood turner, and his inspiration from Orkney’s Neolithic. Michael and Sara have been… Read more

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Thursday, July 2, 2020

Ness director is Orkney.com’s photographer of the month

The photographs of Ness of Brodgar dig director Nick Card are showcased in this month’s newsletter from Orkney.com. A selection of Nick’s pictures can be found, along with an interview,… Read more

A section of the Knowes of Trotty Barrow Cemetery. (Sigurd Towrie)

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Monday, June 8, 2020

Orkney’s prehistory – the Bronze Age

Our brief guide to Orkney’s prehistory has been updated, with a new page outlining the Bronze Age in the islands. Click here to read.… Read more

Interior scene, set in Ness of Brodgar Structure Eight. (Alex Leonard © ALT_Animation)

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Friday, May 29, 2020

Ness to take centre stage in new Neolithic animated movie

The Ness of Brodgar looks set to take play a major role in a new animated feature film set in Neolithic Orkney. Lugi: the Brodgar Boy is the brainchild of… Read more

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

A brief introduction to Orkney’s prehistory

At the Ness of Brodgar excavation site we have pieced together a biography that spans millennia – from traces of Mesolithic activity to the site’s Neolithic heyday, through to the… Read more

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Archaeological review of 2019 released

A summary of last season’s work at the Ness is among the many articles featured in the new 2020 Orkney Archaeology Society annual review. The book, which is free to… Read more

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Monday, April 6, 2020

Appeal for old photos of the Brodgar area

Do you have any old photos of the Ness of Brodgar you’d care to share with us? We are always on the look out for early photos of the Ness… Read more

Artefacts / Excavation / News

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Debitage confirms pitchstone knapping in Structure Eight

With Travis, it is not enough to find just one piece of pitchstone – within hours of finding the rather nice blade yesterday, he appeared clutching a finds bag from… Read more

Artefacts / Excavation / News

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Another pitchstone fragment from the Ness

Another flake of Arran pitchstone has turned up during the analysis of soil samples from Structure Eight. Pitchstone is a volcanic glass, similar to obsidian, and its nearest source is… Read more

The recipients of the 2019 Shanghai in China in December.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Video – Ness presentation at Shanghai awards ceremony

In November 2019, the Ness of Brodgar excavation project was selected for a 2019 Shanghai Archaeology Forum Field Discovery Award. In December, site director Nick Card was flown to Shanghai,… Read more

Sam hard at work taking his 'button' samples from one of the Structure Eight hearths.

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Friday, January 17, 2020

PhD success for Ness regular

Huge congratulations to Sam Harris, a regular at the Ness over the last few years, who has just been granted his PhD from Bradford University. Sam’s HES-funded thesis Developing Archaeomagnetic… Read more

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Ness success acknowledged in Scottish Parliament

The Ness of Brodgar has been congratulated in the Scottish Parliament for its success in the 2019 Shanghai Archaeology Forum Field Discovery Awards. The motion (detailed below) was tabled by… Read more

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Shanghai award for the Ness of Brodgar

The Ness of Brodgar has been selected for a 2019 Shanghai Archaeology Forum Field Discovery Award. Having heard we had been nominated a few weeks ago, we have just learnt… Read more

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Monday, October 28, 2019

Ness nominated for Shanghai Archaeology Forum award

The Ness of Brodgar has been nominated both by Professor Eszter Bánffy of the German Archaeological Institute, and Dr Michael Boyd of the University of Cambridge for the prestigious 2019… Read more

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