Virtual Tours - Ness Of Brodgar Reconstruction
Ness Of Brodgar: Reconstruction
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Time Team’s John Gater revisits the spectacular Ness Of Brodgar in Orkney, where archaeologists have been investigating remains of a neolithic ceremonial centre of epic proportions in over 20 years of excavations. Here is our reconstruction of how some of the site might have looked, informed by the dig itself, information from local experts, and the ongoing study of the landscape, finds and comparative historical sites. Now is your chance to look around. Note: This reconstruction presents multiple phases of the Ness all at once.
The Ness Of Brodgar's discovery was in part down to John when he undertook a geophysical survey in 2002 at the Ness of Brodgar which revealed a huge complex of monumental Neolithic buildings from the centuries around 3000BC. In the Time Team special, site Directors Nick Card, Prof Mark Edmonds and Anne Mitchell take John on an emotional journey through the two decades of work as he witnesses some extraordinary finds which are unearthed in the final moments of the dig.
John decides to finish the way he started and undertakes a new survey with SUMO GeoSurveys and GuidelineGeo, with extraordinary results. Without parallel in Atlantic Europe, the site’s three hectares are filled with huge stone structures containing spectacular finds. These made the Ness one of the most important archaeological sites in the world today, changing our understanding of Neolithic Orkney and shining a new light on the prehistory of northern Europe.
Watch the special Time Team: Ness Of Brodgar - What Happened at the Heart of Neolithic Orkney Here.
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