Talking Trolld, echoes and cliffside caves - the second in our two-part look at the Dwarfie Stane in #Hoy .
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#Orkney #Prehistory #Archaeology #Neolithic #ChamberedCairn #ChamberedTomb

Appeal for volunteers to help uncover the site for the last time.
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This summer’s flagship Ness of Brodgar exhibition at the #Orkney Museum will be officially opened by Professor Mary Beard next month - read more here - orkney.gov.uk/News?postid=91… BBC Radio Orkney mary beard Orkney Library orkney.com The Orcadian

Today we cross to #Hoy for the first of a two-part article looking at the Dwarfie Stane - said to be Britain’s only example of a rock-cut prehistoric tomb.
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And they’re off – operation to move exhibition artefacts gets under way.
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Once-in-a-lifetime Ness t-shirts commemorate the end of an era!
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Ness of Brodgar Excavation thanks for sharing Travis Lowe . He was a great contribution to our excavations at #HolleyShelter , #SouthAfrica and #MutiMuti , #Eswatini .

Donated Skara Brae excavation documents bound for the Orkney archives
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Ness of Brodgar 2005 excavation DSR available to download.
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#archaeology #Orkney #NessOfBrodgar #Excavation #Neolithic

I can't resist thrusting some gneiss rocks on twitter, that with a bit of pecking, grinding really make you want to call them Moine.

Geology puns over. Two of my favourite replica Orcadian style axes of the sort that have been found at the Ness of Brodgar Excavation

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Pottery residue analysis earns researcher Royal Archaeological Institute prize for science
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Feeling super honoured and grateful to receive the Royal Archaeological Institute prize for science on the archaeology of Britain and Ireland at UKAS York 2024 !! This project is a massive Ness of Brodgar Excavation teamwork, thank you!🥳🧪🎓

Summer exhibition update and more on new book due later this month.
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Water trough adds to evidence of food preparation in Structure Twelve.
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Are you heading to Orkney this summer? 🌞

Come and see ancient history uncovered right in front of you at one of our archaeology excavations 🤩

Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/DigDates2024
#VisitOrkney #ScotlandIsCalling

Toftsness was the second #Sanday #Neolithic settlement investigated in the 1980s - revealing a domestic and funerary landscape spanning millennia.
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#Orkney #Archaeology #Excavation

Ness to feature in Philip Hughes exhibition at The Pier Arts Centre
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#orkney #Stromness #archaeology #art #NessOfBrodgar

Ness stalwart’s passion for flint sees new book published in September.
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Take a step into the past and find out what the UHI Archaeology Institute can offer you @ open evening on March 21. Features a talk by Professor Jane Downes on 'Life and Death in Neolithic Orkney', which will also be streamed online.
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In the 1980s, two #Neolithic settlements were excavated in the island of #Sanday . Today we briefly look at Pool on the island’s south-western coast.
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#Orkney #Archaeology #Excavation