“Orkney is a key to understanding Neolithic religion,” says site ... from Mesolithic camps and Iron Age settlements to the remains of Old Norse feasting halls and ruined medieval palaces.

The Orkney archipelago was an epicenter of Neolithic life ... and large parts had been exposed—the ruins of a great settlement with origins in the mid-fourth millennium B.C. Forty buildings ...

The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site is full of fascinating prehistoric domestic and funerary architecture, ...

Nestled in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, Skara Brae is a prehistoric village that has intrigued archaeologists and ...

Very few other signs of settlement from the late Neolithic Age remain to us, probably due to their timber construction, but the inhabitants of Orkney, being dependent on stone for construction ...

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 ...

These Neolithic farmers probably lived at the nearby settlements of Barnhouse or Skara ... was caught in a terrible blizzard during an attack on Orkney. He and three companions sheltered in ...

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 ...

The well-preserved Neolithic settlement found in Sandwick, is part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site and still showcases how people lived 5,000 years ago. Full of artifacts ...

Very few other signs of settlement from the late Neolithic Age remain to us, probably due to their timber construction, but the inhabitants of Orkney, being dependent on stone for construction ...

The Ness isthmus covers an area of seven acres, and large parts had been exposed—the ruins of a great settlement with ... Cattle were fundamental to Neolithic Orkney. They provided leather ...