Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Day Thirteen
Human remains under Structure Ten
Our determination to talk about the weather yesterday has come back to bite us with a vengeance. We had barely recovered from yesterday’s… Read more
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Diary Extra – Tuesday, July 19, 2016
We’re basking in sunshine . . .
We don’t get them often, but today was a scorcher of a day – although, I will admit that it was a little… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Day Twelve
What a difference a day makes . . .
We have no idea how hot it got at the Ness today. Suffice to say that it was horribly… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 18, 2016
Day Eleven
Thwarted by the rain . . . but there’s big news coming
This is not a day we wish to remember. It drizzled, then it rained, then it… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 15, 2016
Day Ten
Fingers crossed for a chambered tomb
Today, we have startling news from Trench T – the one which runs from the huge midden beyond the house and down… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 14, 2016
Day Nine
Foundation deposit beneath Structure Ten?
Today started tranquilly enough in Trench X as UHI and Willamette students were taught the rudiments of planning.
Many experienced diggers enjoy planning.… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Day Eight
A day of discoveries
Today it’s time to turn to Trench T (for all you pedants out there, yes, the diary does love a spot of alliteration). This… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Day Seven
The finds emerge. . .
Regular and eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that there has not been much mention made thus far of wonderful finds. To be terribly… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 11, 2016
Day Six
Some timely arrivals . . .
Reinforcements arrived on site today, and not before time. The Ness has developed, over the years, into a site which is both… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 7, 2016
Day Four
Ladies and gentlemen, may we present . . . Trench X
Today, the serious archaeology continued with geoarchaeologist Jo McKenzie’s sampling of the floors in Structure Twelve.
But while Jo… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Day Three
Cleaning rocks in the hot sun . . .
The diary has a real problem today. By the end of many hours in the hot Orkney sun, it… Read more
Diary Extra — Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Reader’s of today’s diary entry will have seen the photograph of Hugo Anderson-Whymark with his “latest gizmo” – a Panono “ball camera” that is a rather wonderful, and impressive, piece of kit.
Inside… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Day Two
The trench with no name . . .
Today started ominously for, as work began first thing in the morning, a glance south-eastwards showed a huge bank of… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 4, 2016
Day One
And we’re off . . .
We’re back! After what seems like forever, the Ness of Brodgar is springing into life once more.
Ten months ago, this most iconic… Read more
Can you help fund Ness of Brodgar radiocarbon dates?
The Ness of Brodgar excavation project is appealing for donations to help fund 40 radiocarbon dates from the site.
The annual excavations rely on public donations and the generosity of… Read more
Ness of Brodgar 2016 dig dates confirmed
The dates for this year’s excavation on the Ness of Brodgar have been confirmed.
The dig will resume on Monday, July 4, running until Friday, August 26.
Guided tours of… Read more
Ness of Brodgar excavation now on Google Street View
After a visit to the site in June, the Ness of Brodgar excavation site has been added to Google Street View.
The interactive, panoramic views allows Google Maps and Google… Read more
The Ness of Brodgar excavation site — in three dimensions
Regular readers of the excavation diary will have seen the references to Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark taking photographs to allow the creation of a 3d model of Trench P.
Over 600… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Day Thirty-Eight
So long, and thank you all . . .
Well, dear readers, this is the last diary entry for the 2015 excavation season. Over the next two days… Read more
Dig Diary — Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Day Thirty-Seven
The baby in Structure One
We have rather sombre news today. Five thousand years ago, a tiny child, who died, at or near, birth, was buried in Structure… Read more
