“Orkney is a key to understanding Neolithic religion ... north,” laughs Roy Towers, a Scottish archaeological ceramicist and the site’s pottery specialist. “It seems to have been ...

The Romans left Scotland around 210 CE but remained ... inhabitation were evidenced by the recovery of pottery dating to the ...

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On the Orkney Islands, off the coast of Scotland, there are no trees. Neolithic people on the islands built their houses from stone. Image caption, Today, this Neolithic home is open to the air ...

Axes made from polished flint and stone were important throughout the Neolithic (Late Stone Age ... Mines are known in Northern Ireland, Scotland and East Anglia, but the majority of flint ...

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Orkney Islands Council (OIC) have opened the public consultation for feedback on the draft management plan for the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. The management ...