Neolithic Ness of Brodgar Research

Link: At the cutting edge in Orkney – axes from the Ness of Brodgar

An update from Dr Patrick Nørskov Pedersen, who has been examining the Ness of Brodgar axe assemblage, as well as examples from other Neolithic sites in Orkney, as part of his postdoc project, At the Cutting Edge (‘ACE’): The Biographies of Orcadian Neolithic Axes.
A siltstone axe from Braes of Ha’Breck, Wyre, showing evidence of extensive use.
A siltstone axe from Braes of Ha’Breck, Wyre, showing evidence of extensive use.

An update from Dr Patrick Nørskov Pedersen, who has been examining the Ness of Brodgar axe assemblage, as well as examples from other Neolithic sites in Orkney, as part of his postdoc project, At the Cutting Edge (‘ACE’): The Biographies of Orcadian Neolithic Axes.

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