Category: Post-excavation
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
Albert Einstein
By Julia Becher
For as long as I can remember, curiosity was my…
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“I think we’ve got a palm print.”
Those were the words of our pottery specialist Roy Towers at Ness HQ a few weeks ago.
And he was right.
Detailed Reflectance…
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Red deer deposition at the Ness of Brodgar and beyond
Part 2: The riddle of the red deer
By Kath Page
The second part of my University of the Highlands…
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Red deer deposition at the Ness of Brodgar and beyond
Part 1: An absence of antlers
By Kath Page
Anyone researching the Orcadian Neolithic, will at some point invariably end…
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One of the ways we can best progress work on the Ness of Brodgar is via student research, particularly at postgraduate level.
If we can at least cover the cost…
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The latest prehistoric fingerprints on a pottery fragment from the Ness of Brodgar belonged to a 13-year-old boy.
Previous 5,000-year-old prints from the Neolithic complex in Orkney were identified as…
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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…
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In April we shared the exciting news that the fingerprint of a Neolithic potter was found on a ceramic sherd recovered from Trench X.
We can now tell you that…
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In Orkney, around 5,000 years ago, a Neolithic potter sat down and began work. In the process of creating their vessel, the potter pressed a finger into the wet clay…
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