The Scottish Orkney islands experienced a wave of immigration during the Bronze Age so large that it replaced most of the local population, ancient DNA analysis has revealed. Experts say that unlike ...
image: An international team led by researchers at the University of Huddersfield has used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of the Orkney islands. The research has been published by the official ...
An international team, led by researchers at the University of Huddersfield, has used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of the Orkney islands which shows that Orkney was much less insular than has ...
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5,300 years old: Britain’s oldest stone circle at Orkney
The Stones of Stenness on Orkney may be the oldest henge monument in the British Isles. Dating to around 3350 BCE, the stone circle once featured a water-filled ditch, towering slabs, and ritual ...
Across a windswept Orkney landscape where wellies and waterproofs tend to be norm, the historic and mystical sights can have an overwhelming impression on visitors. In the case of one group of ...
Writers and CompanyAmy Liptrot on how she forged a new story in the wild landscape of the Orkney Islands Amy Liptrot writes about extremes — from growing up on a cliffside farm in Scotland's rugged ...
A flower that flourishes in the south of France and once inspired Van Gogh is brightening up the countryside in the unlikely setting of Orkney. Sunflowers are normally associated with warmer climates ...
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