Archaeologists Find Mysterious Neolithic Structure In Orkney Dig

24 Hour Museum ^ | Wednesday, December 19, 2007 | Caroline Lewis

[SunkenCiv]

The National Museum of Scotland first investigated the site between 1978 and 1981, unearthing a Neolithic building. [Crown Copyright Historic Scotland]

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[CholeraJoe]

The stone in the middle looks like..My God, it’s full of stars.

[unspun]

Was it a carbon-neutral dwelling?

[wildbill]

Probably the 19th Hole where Orkney Scots got together for some of their rare peat tasting holy water.

“So thir I was in the dunes, down by the wee barn, with me ball in some gorse...”

“Aye, Rob, ye’re always in the dunes.”

[SunkenCiv]

Birthplace of haggis.

[blam]

[blam]

There are a couple of DNA clades that are unique to the Orkneys....which, was a suprise to everyone involved.

This is where the Vikings 'jumped off' on the way to Iceland.

[blam]

There are a couple of DNA clades that are unique to the Orkneys....which, was a suprise to everyone involved.

This is where the Vikings 'jumped off' on the way to Iceland.

[CholeraJoe]

Dig in, Laddie!

[unspun]

Birthplace of haggis.

That could cause elevated atmopheric methane.

[SunkenCiv]

Wow, they did it twice? ;’) The Shetlands were more in that category, probably; the Vikings colonized both.

[SunkenCiv]

[blam]

"Wow, they did it twice? ;’) "

Hmmmm. Maybe I got it mixed up, eh?

[SunkenCiv]

Well, islands tend to concentrate characteristics when compared with less isolated mainlands (Britain being an island, but a very large one, with a large population, so it’s “the mainland”). :’)

[SunkenCiv]

:’D

(finding a picture was a nice touch, CJ)

[Fred Nerks]

A History of Scotalnd's Masonry Construction: LINK.

Dating from c.3100 – 2200BC, the best preserved sequence of Neolithic building developments is at Skara Brae, Orkney.

Skara Brae. Interesting view...looks as if part of the island was snapped off 'yesterday'

The largest and most extensive group of prehistoric cup-and-ring marked rock carvings in Scotland exists at Achnabreck in Argyll. Whist a variety of enigmatic concentric circles, alignments and other features are cut into three exposed rock outcrops the examples are representative of the first true form of stone art to be found in Scotland. Although no full understanding of what the purpose of this art form was, similarities can be identified in the overall form and plan shape of Broch sites some millennia later.

Orkney Petroglyph...something astronomical? (Saturn Myth, methinks.)

[doodad]

Could be me. My family was from the area and has a castle in John o’ Groats.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks F!

[bert]

Which means that in much warmer times, the structure was obviously a beach cabana and bar