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    Discover. In 2003, Arnie and Ola Tait asked a local farmer to plough the field next to their house at Brodgar.  Set a bit deeper than previous years, the plough unearthed an impressive carved slab, and the archaeologists were called in to have a look.  What seemed at first a single ancient grave turned out – over 13 years of excavation – to be one of the most significant Neolithic sites in Western Europe.  Ola had spent her life as a designer exploring her Norse and Celtic heritage, as well as the imagery of famous Neolithic sites like...

As you may have read elsewhere on our website, the Ness of Brodgar really is one of the most impressive and inspirational archaeological sites in the world.  To start to come to terms with its complex structures, and hundreds of beautiful but mysterious carvings, you need an expert guide.  During the summer, when the dig is in full swing, there's a team of enthusiastic folk to help you see past the piles of stones to the amazing civilization lying underneath.  But in the long dark days of winter, when the site is covered up to protect it from the Orkney wind and...

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