In the far north of Britian, archeologists have uncovered a massive collection of buildings, over 100 of them, set between two well known stone rings.   800 years older than Stonehenge, scientists are baffled as to the purpose of this city, set in one of the most remote parts of the country.

Below, the Ring of Brodgar, one of the two rings which form the boundry of the site. It is less well known by far than Stonehenge, but given the new discovery, might be more important.

 How remote is this?  This remote.   These lonely and desolate islands aren't near any great neolithic site that is known, and have no great fertile fields or rich mines nearby.  No body really has a clue why ancient people would invest so much effort to build such a large town so far away from just about anything. 

It will be interesting to follow the progress of this dig, and see what they discover.