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Earlier finds, including an arrow head and further pieces of broken vessel have suggested an Early Neolithic date (c3600-3200BC) for the Saverock settlement, meaning it pre-dates Skara Brae, Orkney’s best-known New Stone Age settlement by centuries.
Skara Brae was first occupied around 3,100 BC, it is believed.
Chris Gee, a project officers at University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, has been investigating the area since 2014.
He said he believed two early Neolithic houses may have stood at Saverock.
He said: “Finding the saddle quern was just remarkable. I find it amazing that something like that can be found just below the plough line.
SHETLAND companies are said to have bucked the trend by taking on a record 87 new apprentice starts during 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Train Shetland vocational manager Kevin Briggs said: âWeâre very happy to have been able to support these 87 apprenticeships across the isles, and across a wide variety of employment sectors.
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“The recent Apprentice Employerâs Grant from Skills Development Scotland was a big factor in securing more apprentices in engineering, construction and social care.â
A particular area which has seen an increase in apprenticeships is agriculture, with six new apprentices starting their training on farms around Shetland.
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