In The Garden…..Neolithic Sanday…...Rousay Fieldtrip….
by Bernie Bell - 09:22 on 15 March 2024
In The Garden…..
Invasion of the Neighbour’s Turkeys…
We heard a noise – gobble gobble gobble - opened the door – there they were….
Mike & other neighbour Steve herded them home before they got a chance to nibble the flowers!
Speaking of which – first Daffs. from the garden! A cheery, cheering sight…
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Neolithic Sanday….
….including more mysterious carved stone objects…
https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/pool-sanday/
My tuppenceworth….
https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/08/23/orkney-stone-balls/
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Rousay Fieldtrip….
https://archaeologyorkney.com/2024/03/15/rousay-fieldtrip-2024/
And…in m’blog 21.9 ’22….
“Rousay has long been known as ‘The Egypt of the North’ because so much significant archaeology has been found there….
https://theorkneynews.scot/2017/05/18/bernie-bell-orkney-walks-with-stories-rousay/
Then, a whole other load of archaeology was discovered and is the process of being excavated at Skaill Farm….
https://archaeologyorkney.com/2021/07/02/back-to-rousay-for-skaill-excavation/
And now, the archaeologists are looking for more…..
Part of this project aims to look at sea level rise and coastal erosion – which I’ve just written of in m’blog…..
http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=15929
On Rousay, this is particularly relevant in relation to the site at Swandro…. https://www.swandro.co.uk/
There’s so much theeeeere – and what more is to be discovered?”
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