Potter’s fingerprint discovered on 5,000-year-old Ness of Brodgar sherd
The fingerprint of a potter has been found on a pot sherd from the huge assemblage recovered from the Ness of Brodgar.
Category: Ness of Brodgar
Ness of Brodgar interim monograph back in stock
After the first print-run of 1,000 copies sold out in January – just over two months after its release – The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands is available to buy again.
Ness of Brodgar dig director among the speakers at 2021 Current Archaeology Live
Nick Card, of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, is one of the speakers at this year’s Current Archaeology Live! conference and awards.
Ness of Brodgar book a best-seller with second print run under way
Less than two months since its launch, the third volume in the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute research series has almost sold out.
Ness of Brodgar textile among Scotland’s ‘most groundbreaking archaeological discoveries’ of 2020
Evidence of a woven Neolithic textile found during post-excavation work at the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute’s flagship Ness of Brodgar excavation has been named one of Scotland’s “most groundbreaking discoveries of 2020”.
Launch of Ness of Brodgar monograph a ‘proud moment’ for Archaeology Institute
The third volume in the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute’s research series was officially launched on Wednesday evening.
Introducing the forthcoming Ness of Brodgar book
Nick Card and Anne Mitchell of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute introduce the forthcoming interim monograph, The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands.
‘The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands’ – November launch for third volume of UHI Archaeology Institute’s research series
A November release date has been set for the third volume of the UHI Archaeology Institute’s research series.
Ness of Brodgar award 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.
Ness of Brodgar excavation wins prestigious international award
The Ness of Brodgar excavations, managed by the UHI Archaeology Institute in conjunction with the Ness of Brodgar Trust, has been selected for a 2019 Shanghai Archaeology Forum Field Discovery Award.
Another summer of finds at the Ness of Brodgar
As this year’s eight-week dig season comes to an end, the international team working at the site uncovered an incredible underground structure that sheds more light on the sophistication of the first farmers who built the stone structures 5,000 years ago.
The hidden histories of the Ness of Brodgar
University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute MSc student Will Lowe is undertaking his work placement with us in the Marketing Department here at Orkney College.
As part of his project Will is looking at post excavation processes and the ways in which information is shared across both the academic and wider community.
UHI archaeology students awarded Carnegie scholarships
Congratulations to University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute undergraduates Gary Lloyd and Paul Jack, who have been awarded Carnegie Vacation Scholarships to complete research at the Ness of Brodgar and The Cairns.
Nick Card presents research in China
Ness of Brodgar site director Nick Card was invited by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to give a lecture in Xi’an this month – the birthplace of Chinese Civilisation and home to the Terracotta Army.
UHI MSc student Ross Drummond at the Ness of Brodgar
In the fourth episode of his story detailing his experience of studying archaeology at the University of the Highlands and Islands, MSc student Ross Drummond tells us about his time at the world-renowned Ness of Brodgar excavation in Orkney.
Exceptional stone axe discoveries at the Ness of Brodgar
The Ness of Brodgar is one of the largest and most important Neolithic excavations in Northern Europe.
The dig is continuing to reveal an increasingly large complex of monumental Neolithic structures together with ‘artwork’, over 30,000 pieces of pottery, large assemblages of bones and stone tools – including over 30 unique stone axes.
The Ness of Brodgar- summer 2017
Hints at links between the Ness of Brodgar and the Stonehenge area were unearthed this summer, during a record-breaking season at the Stenness site. Over the eight-week excavation, around 21,500 visitors made their way to the Ness, where a team of international diggers were hard at work on the Stone Age complex.
The Ness of Brodgar – digging deeper
The time of year is upon us again when hundreds of people migrate to Orkney for two months in the summer to take part in one of the most exciting Neolithic archaeological excavations in Europe.
Volunteers and students from around the world are starting to arrive in Orkney to take part in the 2017 Ness of Brodgar archaeological dig which starts 5th July 2017 and continues until 23rd August 2017.
The Ness on tour in the USA and Canada
Nick Card, site director of the Ness of Brodgar excavation, looks forward to presenting the exciting story of the Neolithic site to members of the Archaeological Institute of America.
Ness of Brodgar guidebook for sale online
You may already know that the work at the Ness of Brodgar is supported by organisations including Orkney Islands Council, but the bulk of the money required for the project is raised through public donations.