RE: https://archaeo.social/@Tea_Break/116702276865623819
Hut 7 is the largest and most complete house at Skara Brae.
It is so well preserved that it is locked away from public access.
A copy of it has been re-creared for visitors to see, close to the site visitor centre.
Gordon Childe is famous for his work at Skara Brae. Most of the place seems to have been dug by the time he got there though.
However Hut 7 remained hidden, and Patterson, who worked for him, found that. Here Patterson's account of how he excavated Hut 7 reads as if he is telling it over a cup of tea in the site hut.
#neolithic #prehistory #archaeology #Orkney #Scotland #Brodgar #skarabrae
https://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2025/06/skara-brae-neolithic-village.html
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RCAHMS Skara Brae, Orkney, World Heritage Site
The World, the Universe and Us: Ötzi the Ice Man Contains Still-Living Microbes
Episode webpage: https://www.newscientist.com/
Media file: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5113746072.mp3
The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments In Scotland has published its description of the Skara Brae Neolithic Village.
#neolithic #prehistory #archaeology #Orkney #Scotland #Brodgar #skarabrae
https://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2025/06/skara-brae-rcahms.html
Humans BOOK LAUNCH: DK COLLABORATION
#Archaeology #Prehistory #Anthropology
Humans BOOK LAUNCH: DK COLLABORATION
Alice Roberts latest book collaboration with Dorling Kindersley is out now!A visually stunning and richly informative exploration of what makes our species unique, combining cutting-edge science with beautifully detailed narrative and imagery to tell the story of human evolution from deep time to the present day. Ancient Craft worked closely with the publishing team as a consultant and supplied period-accurate replica artefacts, helping to bring prehistoric tools, materials, and objects to life
RE: https://archaeo.social/@Tea_Break/116691692054721050
Robert Clouston excavated Unstan Cairn in the 19th century, describing what he found in clear and well-detailed discussion. You can practically smell the cool gloomy imterior of the place.
A short note about the excavation of Unstan Cairn.
#neolithic #prehistory #archaeology #Orkney #Scotland #Brodgar #skarabrae
https://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2026/06/unstan-cairn-unstan-cairn-sits-on-land.html
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