[Stones] Orcadian Discoveries

[Ric]

Thanks Tim,

wow - this is vastly important: teleport me to 2017 so
i can read about everything that was unearthed, in
minute detail?

;)

Ric

--- Tim P <thehermitoftillywhim at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

>  From The Times
> August 14, 2007
> Neolithic village found in Orkney sheds new light on
> Stone Age life
> David Lister
> 
> The remains of a Neolithic settlement discovered in
> Orkney were hailed 
> yesterday as potentially as important as the Skara
> Brae village on the 
> islands.
> 
> The 2.5 hectare site is believed to date back nearly
> 5,000 years and to 
> include a complex system of temples and dwellings
> spread over two 
> fields. The find, at Ness of Brodgar, between the
> Ring of Brodgar and 
> the Stones of Stenness, will add to the area’s
> reputation as home to 
> some of the most remarkable archaeological monuments
> in Europe.
> 
> More here:
>
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2253781.ece
> 
> 
> Tim (now I know why I just itch to get back to
> Orkney after two working 
> trips there last year, lucky git I am; barely a day
> goes past without 
> thinking about the Orcadian tombs, and wanting to
> just spend ages on 
> those islands)
> 
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