Decorated stone keeps coming…
Perhaps not as grand as the examples earlier this week, but another decorated stone slab was found in Structure Eight today.
The incised decoration is essentially the same “classic” banded… Read more
Monthly Archive: July 2019
Day Thirteen in pictures…
Rain brought excavation to a halt early today. But here’s a selection of pictures. Click on a thumbnail for a larger version.
Photographs by Jo Bourne and Sigurd Towrie.… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Day Thirteen
Raising the threshold stone
This is the day that all true aficionados of Structure Ten have longed for.
Over the years the massive threshold stone in the very… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – 3D model of yesterday’s decorated stone
Decorated Stone Removed from Structure Eight/Seventeen on July 15, 2019… Read more
STOP PRESS – Structure Eight’s latest decorated stone
After yesterday’s discovery, we thought it couldn’t get any better.
Then today, as the weary excavators began making their way home, the Structure Eight team emerged from the building clutching… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Day Twelve
A definite air of anticipation…
Another day of splendid weather (mostly) saw great progress made all across the Ness today.
And after yesterday’s discovery of the incised stone… Read more
Video – Drone site flyaround
Drone aerial footage of the Ness of Brodgar excavation site today from Professor Scott Pike of Willamette University, Oregon, USA.… Read more
STOP PRESS – Decorated stone recovered from interior of Structure Eight
Structure Eight – or more correctly an earlier building lying beneath it – produced another stunning example of Neolithic decorate stone today.
The stone, pictured above, was spotted by Lorna… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 15, 2019
Day Eleven
Glorious sunshine greets new arrivals
Today is sunny, hot and one of those exceedingly rare Orkney days when the wind has decided to go elsewhere.
It has been… Read more
Day Ten in pictures…
Better late than never. A selection of pictures from yesterday’s activities on site. Click on a thumbnail for a larger version.
Photographs by Jo Bourne, Emily O’Farrell and Sigurd Towrie.… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – A passage between buildings?
Work this week suggested there might be a passageway aligned with the original eastern entrance to Structure Twelve (an entrance that stayed in use throughout the life of the building… Read more
Day Ten from above (part two)…
More aerial shots from this evening, courtesy of site director Nick Card.
Click on the images for larger versions.… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 12, 2019
Day Ten
Back in the trenches
Yesterday, in a nutshell, was a day of hard labour, brought about by the foul weather conditions.
Today, on the other hand, it was… Read more
Day Ten from above…
In a rare occurence the weather cleared this evening. Here are three drone photographs from above, courtesy of dig director Nick.
Click on the images for larger versions.… Read more
(A wet) Day Nine in pictures…
Click on a thumbnail for a larger version of the picture.
Photographs by Jo Bourne and Sigurd Towrie.… Read more
