In a find that provides insights into the remarkable abilities of these ancient humans, new research studying the chemical ...

Excavations revealed Neolithic pottery and the remains of cattle ... hint at social and trade links with Scotland’s west coast, but the connections go much farther. Orkney seems to have been ...

Now, those managing the Calanais Standing Stones are looking for staff to play a “pivotal role” in the next chapter at the Neolithic wonder on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.

“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 ...

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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 ...