tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post1876234459069777948..comments2024-03-18T17:15:39.964+00:00Comments on Life on (nearly) a Small Island: Ness of Brodgar digSianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13827449325297069660noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-15137250159684470192009-08-24T20:51:12.006+01:002009-08-24T20:51:12.006+01:00Jo - congratulations to your daughter! Fantastic ...Jo - congratulations to your daughter! Fantastic news and how exciting for her. And yes you should try the OU - I've done various courses over the years - some for fun some for work, and I do highly recommend the OU! Go for it - especially if it's for fun! Even if you don't complete all the assignments the course materials are a brilliant resource for use anytime.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-85211299365257092902009-08-23T17:05:19.332+01:002009-08-23T17:05:19.332+01:00Sian, you are so fortunate. The sense of the past ...Sian, you are so fortunate. The sense of the past is so overwhelming in Orkney and to be able to see it unfolding must be emotional as well as exciting. My daughter, Maria, is going to study Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge - yes, the college came up trumps after all the stress! I do so envy her. Perhaps I will have to pursue some study of my own - if only work wasn't quite so necessary & time consuming. No. you've quite inspired me; perhaps I'll start with the OU Prospectus. Who knows.......?!!Jo Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921857087554465183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-45306538704451149702009-08-23T10:46:50.427+01:002009-08-23T10:46:50.427+01:00Anyone interested in the history of Orkney will fi...Anyone interested in the history of Orkney will find a great resource at http://www.orkneyjar.com/index.html which is produced by Sigurd Towrie, a local Orcadian writer and reporter. Well worth a look!Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-35501040242985112852009-08-23T10:42:16.993+01:002009-08-23T10:42:16.993+01:00Pat - yes it was great to be able to actually hand...Pat - yes it was great to be able to actually handle the mace "in situ" instead of just looking at it in a museum in a glass case!<br /><br />MaryZ: Sorry - forgot you'd asked those questions last time! Have checked and "Ness" means "point of land". As in many Orkney names it's derived from the Norse (Viking) I think. Very common in Orkney as in "Stromness". Though modern day names sometimes get a little confused - as the campsite in Stromness is at the "Point of Ness" - which trnslates as the Point Of Point of Land.<br /><br />Where is the Ness in relation to the Ring of Brodgar - well it's between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness just before you get to the causeway between the Lochs that links the two. It's on the same side of the road as the Ring. So it will have been a key site as there is the Ring of Brodgar, the Stones of Stenness, Maeshowe and the settlement at Barnhouse (near the stones of Stenness). <br /><br />JeanZ: I forget how lucky I am to actually be in the vicinity as history unfolds. It's brilliant! And I found a link to another archeological site today too - I've put a link at the bottom of the blog post.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-29259963001768158102009-08-23T01:24:56.090+01:002009-08-23T01:24:56.090+01:00I'm so jealous. I've been enjoying the blo...I'm so jealous. I've been enjoying the blog of the dig since you mentioned it. What a thrill to be allowed to handle something of that age.JeanZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860016991477184331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-79408130978339970692009-08-22T22:20:14.060+01:002009-08-22T22:20:14.060+01:00I've only gotten to the first paragraph today,...I've only gotten to the first paragraph today, and I already have goosebumps!!! I think I'd probably burst into tears.<br /><br />OK - now I've taken a deep breath, and finished your post for today. What an incredible experience for you! Where is the Ness in relation to the Ring of Brodgar? And what exactly is a Ness?Mary Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986934534719487604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-16475166525078103242009-08-22T21:48:22.770+01:002009-08-22T21:48:22.770+01:00I envy you the opportunity to hold that mace head,...I envy you the opportunity to hold that mace head, Sian. What a feeling!<br /><br />This is so cool!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888509132720963681noreply@blogger.com