Dig Diary – Thursday, July 19, 2012
Day Four
The weather in Orkney can be variable to say the least! Nick the director swears that the only place he has ever suffered heat stroke was in Orkney… Read more
Category: Excavation
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Day Three
A wonder of the Neolithic world
And lo and behold – the sun finally shone on the Ness. Not that we are really complaining about the weather over… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Day Two
Getting down to business
Day two at the Ness has started and the hearts of the team are on a high as the last of the sandbags have… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 16, 2012
Day One
Back on site again
Welcome again to the Ness of Brodgar excavations.
Another year has flown by and, once again all, the behind the scenes work has paid… Read more
Ness of Brodgar in the spotlight at the Orkney Museum
Next Saturday, May 5, sees the opening of the new summer exhibition at the Orkney Museum, Tankerness House, Kirkwall.
Ness of Brodgar: The Heart of Neolithic Orkney is a chance… Read more
Another award for the Ness of Brodgar excavations
The excavation on the Ness of Brodgar has been named the winner of the 2011 Andante Travels Archaeology Award.
The Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology/Orkney College UHI project was runner-up in the international… Read more
2012 excavation dates
The 2012 excavations on the Ness of Brodgar are due to begin on July 16, running until August 24.
Site tours will commence on July 18, two days after excavations… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Day Twenty-Seven
That’s all folks…until next year
Well, that is the end of the dig at the Ness of Brodgar for another 10.5 months.
With good luck, and the generosity… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 22, 2011
Day Twenty-Six
A day of sunshine and showers, which accurately reflects the mood of the team today.
Lots of interesting work remains to be done, although most of it involves… Read more
Dig Diary – Sunday, August 21, 2011
Day Twenty-Five
Today was open day on the Ness, and people came from far and wide to see the amazing structures and artefacts from 5,000 years ago.
Truly, the folk… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 18, 2011
Day Twenty-Four
Slowly but surely, excavation at the Ness is declining in pace and in scope.
Not through any lack of energy or commitment on the part of the staff… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Day Twenty-Three
A momentous day
We have dredged the bottom of our bucket of superlatives in order to describe what has been happening on the Ness in days past, and… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Day Twenty-Two
Another hot day on the Ness, and an even hotter one in the trenches.
Structure Fourteen turned out to be particularly sizzling today. A thin deposit of clay… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 15, 2011
Day Twenty-One
It is the beginning of week five – which is an alarming thought.
Only this week and next to crack on with uncovering as many of the secrets… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, August 12, 2011
Day Twenty
A new ‘Comet Stone’
Here is a question for all you blog readers out there in the archaeosphere. Was Halley’s Comet visible in the skies above Orkney in… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 11, 2011
Day Nineteen
The infernal Orkney wind caused problems on the Ness today, drying the surface of soil and midden and sending it flying over previously cleaned sections.
Frankly, it made… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Day Eighteen
STOP PRESS: Mike has finally found wall lines while investigating the area of the presumed, and long anticipated, entrance to Structure Ten!
However, they are not what we… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Day Seventeen
And the rains have cleared – hoorah!
It’s not quite a balmy and sultry day, but at least it’s mainly dry and waterproofs have been replaced by just… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 8, 2011
Day Sixteen
Experiencing an Orcadian summer…
Think, March of the Penguins.
On a gale-battered, rain-swept, foam swept Ness of Brodgar this morning, 40 or so diggers huddled together in a… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, August 5, 2011
Day Fifteen
The roof tiles keep coming . . .
The howls of anguish from Structure Eight could be heard all over the site!
After toiling through the detailed recording,… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 4, 2011
Day Fourteen
Eureka!
There is nothing more satisfying than solving a problem.
This morning, Hugo was standing on the edge of Structure Fourteen, contemplating the… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Day Thirteen
It was fascinating to watch the dynamic of the site today – half-way through week three and everything is flowing like a well-oiled machine.
Everyone knows exactly what… Read more
