An overview of the entire excavation site from Trench J – containing Structure Five and the northern corner section of the “Great Wall of Brodgar”.… Read more
One of the most common finds at the Ness of Brodgar is pottery.
Almost all is of a style known as Grooved Ware, which appears to have developed here in… Read more
Day Fourteen
Welcome news…
We have news about the whalebone, mentioned yesterday as being found in Trench Y amidst the hunt for the putative west wall.
As it is in… Read more
Day Thirteen
Whalebone recovered in a day of ‘frantic archaeological activity’
Today at the Ness has been simply hectic, manic, or any other adjective you care to conjure up which… Read more
It’s been a busy, busy week, so I’m catching up on the last of the photographs taken on site this week.
Here are a few pictures from Day Twelve. As… Read more
Day Twelve
Discoveries and revelations…
STOP PRESS – Just when we thought that all hope of finding any in-situ remains of the long lost wall in Trench Y, apart from robbing… Read more
There are still a few spaces left for youngsters interested in taking part in this summer’s excavation at the Ness.
Archaeology workshops, run by the World Heritage Site (WHS) Ranger… Read more
Day Eleven
Keep calm and carry on digging…
Today began with a great drawing of breath after the exertions of Sunday’s first Open Day of the season.
It was, as… Read more
Day Ten
Special visitor among the hundreds at first open day of the season
Despite the forecast rain, which held off until the afternoon, over 700 visitors attended our first… Read more