Ness of Brodgar artefacts in British Museum's 'World of Stonehenge' exhibition

All three fragments of the 'Butterfly' stone slab from Structure Twelve. (Antonia Thomas) — All three fragments of the ‘Butterfly’ stone slab from Structure Twelve. (Antonia Thomas)

Artefacts from the Ness of Brodgar – one of the UHI Archaeology Institute’s flagship excavations – are among the hundreds brought together for a special exhibition on Stonehenge at the British Museum.

The spectacular polished stone ‘sky’ axe from Structure Fourteen being packed up ready for transport to the British Museum. (Anne Mitchell)

The stunning polished stone axehead found in Structure Fourteen in 2014. (ORCA)

Opening today and running until July 17, The World of Stonehenge aims to bring the story of the monument into sharper focus – placing it in the wider context of prehistoric Britain, Ireland and Europe.

Among the Ness artefacts on temporary loan to the museum are the “Butterfly Stone” found at Structure Twelve’s northern entrance in 2013 ; the carved stone ball found in Structure Ten in 2013; and the spectacular polished stone axe recovered from Structure Fourteen in 2012.

Excavation at the Ness of Brodgar is due to resume on July 4, running until August 19, 2022.