“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 ...

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

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 ...

The site, dating back 5,000 years, is Europe's most complete Neolithic ... gathered during Orkney's long, dark winters. But Skara Brae is not the only notable settlement. The Broch of Gurness ...