Incredible Objects Discovered at Stone Age Site in Scotland!

'Incredible Objects Discovered at Stone Age Site in Scotland!'

Was The Centre Of Prehistoric Britain On This Remote Island? Ancient historian Tristan Hughes visits the Ness of Brodgar in the Orkney islands, where one of Britain's largest archaeological digs has discovered a massive prehistoric building complex.

This video is an extended trailer for the History Hit TV show 'Mysteries of Prehistoric Scotland: Stone Age Orkney'.

5,000 years ago the remote islands of Orkney were a great centre of the Stone Age World, boasting connections that stretched across the length and breadth of Britain, Ireland and beyond. And yet, despite its fame and popularity today, there is still so much about Neolithic Orkney that remains shrouded in mystery.

In this documentary Tristan Hughes investigates Orkney’s enigmatic Neolithic past. Crawling into 5,000 year old tombs and digging deep into one of the greatest archaeological excavations currently underway on the British Isles, he explores this extraordinary period of Scotland's prehistory.

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[turfblacksmith]

Clearly very advanced culture ... hundreds of neolithic tyres

[leesimpson]

I used to work in Orkney and left in 2003, just before this site was discovered. I used to visit the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stennes quite often and would drive by the site without giving it a second thought. It makes you wonder, what else is still to be discovered on the island.

[Nastyswimmer]

0:25 - "a proud history from Mary, Queen of Scots to the Battle of Culloden" ... ... so that's a proud history of about 200 years.

[evanhughes]

"Scotland boasts a rich and proud history, from Mary, Queen of Scots to the Battle of Culloden."
So, a rich and proud history of 159 years, got it. 😉

[annwilliams]

The Orkneys! I love the Orkneys…. I have travelled there from South Africa a few times now and I have still not managed to explore all of the archeological finds I want to see. May I be back soon. :)

[ivarbrouwer]

I was there, and visited the Ness of Brodnar and the Ring of Brodnar this summer after cycling LEJOG and even have seen the film crew filming. Nice to see it published.
The Ness of Brodnar is open to visit in summer months where you can see the live dig in progress with a guided tour, be sure to check the schedule. there are many other sites on the island too, well worth a visit.

[AV-fode]

Thank you for saying Lochs, properly! Fascinating video.

[Boric]

This presenter is excellent - clear voice and explains well.

[sliceofheaven]

Wasnt the climate also warmer during this period? Also maybe the island type location was also a way of protecting the inhabitants better from outside dangers. Island would have been maybe easier to protect than a inland settlement.

[joeydr]

I recon Neolithic people would be laughing at us for saying everything is a place of worship

[williamromine]

Not only did they have a use for iron ore before the Iron Age, it appears they had discovered how to make rubber tires!

[bikinglikebecker]

When some of these monoliths were built there was still no english channel and you will find many settlements just beyond the shores of what used to be plains...

[davidcreager]

a big thank you ! to everyone involved in the making of this episode ! i really enjoyed it. i loved learning about the ancient people who lived and worked at the site. well done 👍😊

[julianshepherd]

It's not remote if you travel by boat and live in the north of Scotland.

[bremnersghost]

Hi History Hit, Please do a video on Thornborough Henges, Site that was already Ancient when Brodgar, Callanish or Stonehenge weren't even built.

[willempasterkamp]

On an island, and suprisingly no fish on their diet ? No, it were milk boys.

[kmadge]

I remember hearing in a tv documentary that people came from the far north of Britain to feast near Stonehenge with people from all over. Glastonbury but with a lot more food. I dont think we've changed all that much.

[DJL]

Tristan is superb. His “The Ancients” podcast is always time well spent.

[joegill]

Are these people incapable of talking without waving their arms about?