“May the story of the tomb and the eagles continue to soar”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/06/02/may-the-story-of-the-tomb-and-the-eagles-continue-to-soar/

RE: https://archaeo.social/@Tea_Break/116675847775465657

Respect for Neolithic Orcadians grows every day. They had toilets, just like we do.

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I am now a qualified "bog-spotter" in Neolithic Orkney. I found this toilet at Barnhouse so I'm on the lookout for toilets at Skara Brae and Ness of Brodgar.

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https://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2026/06/barnhouse-drains.html

5,000-year-old artificial island hidden in Scottish loch predates Stonehenge

Archaeologists working in Scotland have uncovered new details about a 5,000-year-old artificial island hidden beneath the waters of Loch Bhorgastail on the Isle of Lewis. What looks today like a small stone island was once a carefully built timber platform dating back to the Neolithic period, making the site older than Stonehenge...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/05/5000-year-old-artificial-island-in-scottish-loch/

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RE: https://archaeo.social/@Tea_Break/116675322016807519

I had a quick walk around the Ring of Brodgar today.

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I went to the Ring of Brodgar today, on the 41st anniversary of my marriage. This is where I met my wife. I walked around it twice. Once for my self, my wife, and my life, and the second time for the spirit of the place.

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https://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-ring-of-brodgar.html

6,000 years of human occupation found in highest prehistoric cave in Spain’s Pyrenees

Archaeologists working in the eastern Pyrenees have identified what is now the highest-altitude prehistoric cave in the mountain range with strong evidence of repeated human occupation...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/05/6000-years-of-human-occupation-found-in-pyrenees/

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Structure 2, at Barnhouse is a proper building with a ridged roof. It might have stood up to Orkney weather better than the tents.

Stones on edge in the floor suggest that this may have been a dormitory with individual bedding spaces.

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https://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2026/05/barnhouse-dormitory.html