It’s the final session of the day, which means it's time to introduce the keynote speaker. This year we are thrilled to welcome Nick Card from the Ness of Brodgar Trust, who will tell us about 20 years of discovery at the #NessofBrodgar in #Orkney #CALive25 - ThreadSky

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currentarchaeology.bsky.social • 1 day ago

It’s the final session of the day, which means it's time to introduce the keynote speaker. This year we are thrilled to welcome Nick Card from the Ness of Brodgar Trust, who will tell us about 20 years of discovery at the #NessofBrodgar in #Orkney #CALive25

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currentarchaeology.bsky.social•1 day ago

Geophysical survey in 2002 revealed that the Ness of Brodgar peninsula was absolutely covered in archaeological features - and in 2003, ploughing brought a large stone to the surface. Further investigation revealed not the expected Bronze Age cist, but the top of a wall #CALive25

currentarchaeology.bsky.social•1 day ago

After more than two decades of excavation, the site has since yielded an amazing array of over 40 Neolithic buildings - and many more are indicated by geophysics #CALive25

currentarchaeology.bsky.social•1 day ago

Even the project's initial small test pits revealed the complexity of the site, which in some places preserved 4m of overlaid archaeology #CALive25

currentarchaeology.bsky.social•1 day ago

Even after more than two decades of digging, and opening trenches A-Z, only 10% of the Ness of Brodgar has been excavated to-date. #CALive25

currentarchaeology.bsky.social•1 day ago

At the end of the 2024 season, the trenches were backfilled, and the focus is now on post-excavation analysis. The vast majority of the stone would quickly delaminate if exposed to the weather (unlike Skara Brae, which is mainly of hard, resilient beach stone) #CALive25

currentarchaeology.bsky.social•1 day ago

What is the Ness of Brodgar? A huge complex that, radiocarbon dating indicates, was occupied for the whole of the Neolithic, 3500-2300 BC. That's 50 generations - equivalent to the period from the Anglo-Saxon period to today, Nick says - and think how much society has changed since then #CALive25

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