Monthly Archive: July 2020
From the Art Hut – looking back…
By Karen Wallis
On July 5, 2018, I paid my first visit to Trench Y.
Mike Copper and his team were searching for the enclosure wall beside the Stenness loch.… Read more
Diary – Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Day Three
This day, five years ago, will long be remembered as a historical milestone in the history of the Ness of Brodgar excavation.
It wasn’t because of any astonishing… Read more
Diary extra – a summertime wander around the Ring of Brodgar
With some work to do at Ness dig HQ, Sigurd decided to take a wander around the Ring of Brodgar first. Read more
Wednesday wildlife – week twelve
A feast of fauna from around the Ness of Brodgar, captured on camera by dig director Nick Card.
Click on any image for a larger version.… Read more
Diary – Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Day Two
You may be wondering why our first diary of 2020 concentrated only on excavation from 2015 onwards. The reason is that before 2015 our fieldwork seasons lasted only… Read more
From the Art Hut – Ness drawing journal 2019
Ness of Brodgar Drawing Journal 2019 from Ness of Brodgar Artist in Residence Karen Wallis on Vimeo.… Read more
Diary – Monday, July 6, 2020
Day One
And we’re off.
Believe me it’s really strange to be sitting down to write a Ness “dig” diary while not caked in mud and soaking wet!
Today we… Read more
Tyres, covers and sandbags
Moving tyres in Trench T. (2018)
The bulk of the tyres gone, work to remove the protective covers in Trench P begins (2019).… Read more
‘It’s going to be a very strange summer for all of us…’
Today, Monday July 6, was the day the covers were due to come off at the Ness of Brodgar for the 2020 excavation season.
But for the first time since… Read more
Visit the dig site…virtually
Although the Ness excavation site will remain closed this summer, there’s still a number of ways to view the site.
In addition to our videos and 3D models, in June… Read more
No excavation this year but dig diary dusted off for 2020
The Ness of Brodgar covers were due to come off tomorrow, but this year there will be no excavation at the 5,000-year-old Neolithic complex.
Hundreds of excavators from across the… Read more
Standing stones, incredible artefacts and Structure Ten’s sea eagle deposit – seasons 2018-2019
The final instalment in our series looking at how the Ness of Brodgar excavation has progressed, and ideas changed, over the years via dig director Nick Card’s annual brief summaries… Read more
Ness director is Orkney.com’s photographer of the month
The photographs of Ness of Brodgar dig director Nick Card are showcased in this month’s newsletter from Orkney.com.
A selection of Nick’s pictures can be found, along with an interview,… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – week eleven
Dig director Nick Card’s weekly showcase of the birds and animals living around the Ness of Brodgar excavation site.
Click on any image for a larger version.… Read more
