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Tag Archives: Barnhouse

Neolithic

Resurrecting the Neolithic priesthood…

Picture: Sigurd Towrie
Neolithic

New finds in ‘cathedral’ building reignite age-old question – Stone Age dresser or altar?

One of the “dressers” in Skara Brae. (Sigurd Towrie)
Neolithic

The complex on the Ness of Brodgar — a Neolithic tribal meeting place?

Picture: Sigurd Towrie
Neolithic

From Stonehenge to the Ness of Brodgar…or vice versa?

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Neolithic

The Ness of Brodgar – opening a Neolithic treasure chest

A sun symbol? The "Brodgar Eye", found, by the dresser in Structure Ten, in 2009.
Neolithic

The ‘Cathedral’ at the Heart of Neolithic Orkney

The Neolithic 'cathedral' — Structure 10, from the north. (ORCA)
Neolithic

Experts stunned by scale of Brodgar structure

Structure Ten after initial cleaning. Here we see about half of it - geophysics suggests that it is over 20 metres long. (ORCA)
Neolithic

Stone wall hints at Neolithic spiritual barrier

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Neolithic

Ongoing geophysics project continues to reveal secrets of the Ness of Brodgar

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Neolithic

New questions raised by geophysics surveys of Brodgar peninsula

Picture: Craig Taylor

Popular Posts

  • Smerquoy/Muckquoy excavation diary — Entry Four
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  • Smerquoy excavation diary — Entry One
  • Ness of Brodgar excavation dates 2013
  • Smerquoy excavation diary — Entry Three
  • Prehistoric walled complex revealed on Firth farmland
  • Smerquoy excavation diary — Entry Two
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  • Summer excavation dates

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