Day Twenty-Two in pictures…
A short selection of images from today. Click on any image for a larger version.… Read more
Monthly Archive: July 2018
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Day Twenty-Two
Ticking off another on the Ness wish-list
There’s no doubt that at the Ness we go in for excess.
We have masses of everything; buildings, stone artefacts and… Read more
Day Twenty-One in pictures…
A selection of today’s images from the site. We were ably assisted today by a camera-toting Beth Card – many thanks for the help Beth!
As always, click on any… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 30, 2018
Day Twenty-One
Thank you faithful readers…
We can hardly believe it. This is week five and we are now half-way through the excavation for this year – so where has… Read more
Uncover the enigma of Grooved Ware at the Orkney Museum
Another not-to-be-missed exhibition featuring material from the Ness is running at the Orkney Museum, Kirkwall,
Tracing the Lines: Pots and People in the Late Neolithic is the brainchild of two long-term… Read more
Ness artefacts and inspirations at the Stromness Museum
A reminder that the Ness-inspired exhibition at the Stromness Museum features artefacts from the excavation to date as well as arts and crafts inspired by the dig. … Read more
Day Nineteen in pictures…
It’s been a busy week, so I’m just today catching up on this week’s pictures.
First, some more shots from Thursday. As always, click on any photograph for a larger… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 27, 2018
Day Twenty
STOP PRESS – Again in typical manner in the dying moments of today, Marcus, in Trench Y, was rewarded with the discovery of a very large polished stone… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 26, 2018
Day Nineteen
STOP PRESS – Decorated stone in Structure Five
In the last hour of today, a new decorated stone was discovered in Structure Five, in Trench J, by our… Read more
Day Eighteen in pictures…
It’s taken a while to do these today, sorry folks. Click on any picture for an enlargement.
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