Orkney stone age temple complex

[bunn]

Via endlessrarities  - if you didn't see the History of Ancient Britain special report on the excavations on Orkney, and if you have a passing interest in awesome stuff like painted Neolithic walls and huge buildings with a fireplace mysteriously positioned in the middle of a doorway, and a monstrous era-ending 600-cow feast* for thousands of people, you should watch it!  

And do so swiftly, for it will fall off the BBC Iplayer in 6 days. 

It does also have a certain amount of Neil Oliver posing dramatically on random headlands with his hair whipping about in the breeze, but by NO standards the amount of posing per nugget of fascinating info dispensed is quite low. 

* we really should work out a way to get Neolithic people to plan the upcoming Olympic opening ceremony.  On this evidence, it would be epic.  

Comments

[demon-rum.livejournal.com]

*sigh* and I really enjoy the sailing events especially, but from a distance. As in: in my living room, with a beer, watching the tv. Yes, I shall likely be in the Orkneys or so, cooing at wool (and whatever else they have up there--it doesn't really matter, because it's not wool).

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Otters. And eagles, I believe. And weather? Lots of weather... Otters are very coo-able at?

[demon-rum.livejournal.com]

oh, are there otters? HMM! That actually rivals wool in my books, because the internet assures me that baby otters are the best and most adorable thing on the planet. Small, fuzzy, and grey (a lot like balls of wool, actually).

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

We have seen otters in Shetland. There are also otters in Orkney, reportedly, although we have not seen them there.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Lots of weather!