I am not an archeologist so have no expertise so i would like to ask, what are the clues or examples that would classify this as a tomb? I am doing my best to not interpret what I'm seeing on a video as anything other than what the experts claim. Thank you.

Those stone balls...well there were many prominent features in their world representing the Circle such as the sun and moon, the ever-present horizon and natural shapes such as birds nests. The Cycles of the Seasons also maybe? Or...toys created for kids and while they were playing with them...rolled into the tomb, made another ball, and then lost it too...dang too bad for Pebbles and Bam Bam. And despite silly assertions to the contrary, yes, it's a tomb.

if a way to just scoop out the entire site and move it...

How old do graves have to be before you can rob them?

It strikes me (pun intended) that these rounded stones described as "weapons" or even ritual items would make great boiling stones. Hot ash might be easier to brush or shake off a polished stone as smooth as those before dropping it in your food. Food or tea debris might also be easier to clean off a polished boiling stone.

no bones hearth stone tools polished balls domestic pot? doesn't sound like a tomb.

This was a very interesting video. I can trace my ancestors (Muir & Pirie) back to the Orkney's so I do enjoy seeing what life was like living there. Thank you for sharing. LG Canada.

orkney - eternally fascinating.

Love that woman. What an inspiration.

They’re not going to try to preserve it?

How about digging in South Wales?

BBC GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF OUR HERITAGE.

Why didn't you commission a protective breakwater or dyke to conserve the site until the next digging season??

The architecture of the building is very clearly that of a Neolithic stalled tomb.

Mmm, it seems rather uncertain that this is, in fact a tomb. The evidence ( to date ) is unclear and conflicting, stone tools, a cooking site and worked objects could suggest a more domestic use, at some point. To make a definitive statement that this is a tomb demands closer scrutiny and far more research of this intriguing site - weather permitting. Fascinating though, undoubtedly :)

Neolithic bocci?

Why not try to protect it??

With no evidence that it is a tomb, we carry on with our narrative that it must be a tomb and all these non-funereal items we found must be related to the dead somehow because we assume it is a tomb. But maybe it isn't?

Perhaps petanque is an older game than we think?

Native Americans would encase a polished stone ball in rawhide and attach to a strong stick to make a stone headed war club

Maybe, it's not a tomb.

Hoping to visit a bit of Orkney one day, the beaches and archaeological sites look amazing. Love from Canada!

Id love to work on a dig, but because im a history degree and not archeology, I cant find anywhere that will let me volunteer 😪

Where did they come from and why so far north?

Ok. I'm being silly but I love redheads. And here's 2! Unfortunately this video is too short. Extremely interesting though.

That woman is BOSS.

So does this mean I didn't come from a monkey?

My 25 Great Grandfather was the Earl of Orkney,now Saint Ronald in 1148 Knights Templar,wrote part of the Viking Saga..

Must have been much warmer in those days....wonder if their leaders consulted a half-mad schoolgirl as to where and what they could do - the CO2 levels must have been dangerously high.

Nice bit of rescue archaeology.

Orkney öarna tillhör Norge.