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Tag Archives: artefacts

Neolithic

Ness of Brodgar in the spotlight at the Orkney Museum

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Palaeolithic

Does flint axe picked up on an Orkney shoreline predate the Ice Age?

Picture: Sigurd Towrie
Medieval, Viking

Medieval artefacts found in East Mainland

Picture: Frank Bradford
Neolithic

Was Orkney’s first ‘Venus’ found in Harray?

Andrew Appleby's "Grimeston Girlie"
Neolithic

Neolithic goes technicolour as painted walls uncovered on the Ness of Brodgar

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Neolithic

Second figurine found in Westray

The front of the "Venus" fragment (Picture: Historic Scotland)
Chambered Tomb, Neolithic

Eyebrows link Westray figurine with burial chamber

The "Eyebrow Motif" carvings from the Holm of Papay South (Historic Scotland)
Bronze Age

Rare Bronze Age axe unearthed in Orphir peat bank

Picture: Sigurd Towrie
Iron Age, Mesolithic

Mesolithic disappointment at Minehowe, but bead hints at long-distance connections

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Bronze Age

Knowes of Trotty gives up Bronze Age treasures

Orkney Archaeological Trust's project manager, Nick Card, shows a young visitor the Trotty burial cist
Bronze Age

Search is on for Knowes of Trotty remains

On top of the knowe...
Medieval

Medieval ring found in Kirkwall garden

(Picture courtesy of Orkney Library Photographic Archive)
Neolithic

Orkney Museum focuses on World Heritage Site patterns

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Neolithic

Experts ponder mystery of Neolithic wooden structure

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  • Neolithic chambered tomb unearthed in South Ronaldsay car park
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