There aren’t many things as magnificent and mesmerizing as the neolithic constructions on the Islands of Orkney. When walking ...

They had Stone Age technology, but their vision was millennia ahead of their time. Five thousand years ago the ancient inhabitants of Orkney—a fertile, green archipelago off the northern tip of ...

Skara Brae was inhabited before the Egyptian Pyramids were built and had flourished for centuries before construction began ...

The Ness lies just south-east of the Ring of Brodgar, the neolithic stone circle which can be seen as Orkney's version of Stonehenge. Since 2004, excavations at the three hectare site have so far ...

Nestled between two lakes on the remote Orkney archipelago in Scotland, the site known as the Ness of Brodgar contains a succession of Neolithic stone buildings spanning 1,000 years—and was ...

The Ness lies just south-east of the Ring of Brodgar, the neolithic stone circle which can be seen as Orkney's version of Stonehenge. Since 2004, excavations at the three hectare site have so far ...

Neolithic buildings in Orkney see light of day again Close. Archaeologists have reopened a major ancient settlement in Orkney after Covid-19 stopped work on the site for three years.

“I planned a trip up to Orkney to see the stone circles, Neolithic tombs, and best of all the village of Skara Brae,” Anthony tells CNN Travel. Anthony had traveled with a friend from ...

Two polished stone balls shaped about 5,500 years ago — linked to a mysterious practice almost unique to Neolithic Britain — have been discovered in an ancient Scottish tomb.

A Neolithic Orkney burial cairn is to stay open to the public thanks to a shuttle bus service aimed at addressing road safety concerns. Concerns had been raised over the car park at Maeshowe ...

Neolithic dog's face reconstructed from skull unearthed on Orkney. An artist rebuilds the features of a 4,500-year-old animal found in a burial chamber that may have been a pet or tended sheep.