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Auroch bones are found in large numbers at the Ness of #Brodgar these appear to have been dumped as part of camp celebrations after a successful hunt carried out by boat-people visiting orkney for an annual hunt.
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Auroch bones are found in large numbers at the Ness of #Brodgar these appear to have been dumped as part of camp celebrations after a successful hunt carried out by boat-people visiting orkney for an annual hunt.
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Another etching from our recent trip to Orkney. About 6 miles from Stromness, these are some of the stones that form the neolithic Ring of Brodgar.
brass plate etching, plate size 210x300mm
#neolithic
#Brodgar
#Orkney
#Scotland
#Printmaking
#etching
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The #Pentland Firth is the stretch of water that separates the north of #Scotland from #Orkney.
It is a temperamental passage of water.
Proper archaeologists believe that #Neolithic people migrated to Orkney, across the Firth in boats, to live in #skarabrae and the #NessOfBrodgar.
I'm not a proper archaeologist!
#neolithic #prehistory #archaeology #Orkney #Brodgar #Skara
https://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2025/12/pentland-firth.html
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The #Pentland Firth is the stretch of water that separates the north of #Scotland from #Orkney.
It is a temperamental passage of water.
Proper archaeologists believe that #Neolithic people migrated to Orkney, across the Firth in boats, to live in #skarabrae and the #NessOfBrodgar.
I'm not a proper archaeologist!
#neolithic #prehistory #archaeology #Orkney #Brodgar #Skara
https://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2025/12/pentland-firth.html