Monthly Archive: August 2020
2011: Sarah reveals that the hearth in Structure Ten, despite suffering from subsidence, was indeed complete. (📷 ORCA)
Diary – Tuesday, August 12, 2020Day Twenty-Seven
The size and grandeur of…
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Structure Twelve, having structural issues and likely roof leaks, is discussed.
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Diary – Monday, August 10, 2020
Day Twenty-Six
The 2011 investigation of the area around the presumed entrance to Structure Ten struck gold today – wall lines!
These, however, were…
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The Ness site has unearthed a selection of stone and amber beads, showing high-quality craftsmanship.
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Diggers and Finds Team volunteers come from far and wide to excavate the Ness of Brodgar but there is also a core of folk in Orkney who give their summers…
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How was Neolithic pottery made, and in particular the Grooved Ware pottery from the Ness of Brodgar?
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2012: Exposed rubble deposits at the south end of Structure Eight. (📷 ORCA)
Dig Diary – Friday, August 7, 2020Day Twenty-Five
2012: The Structure Twelve coloured pot sherd. (📷 ORCA)…
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The recovery of large artefacts, such as stone tools and pottery, is just one part of the excavation process. What about the tiny items and organic material that are a…
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Dig Diary – Thursday, August 6, 2020
Day Twenty-Four
We begin today in 2012 – another damp day in which activity on site was hampered by rain.
In Structure Ten,…
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Anyone who has been on a tour of the Ness will be familiar with the story of the notched slab that started it all.
The slab, which had been ploughed…
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By Karen Wallis
During my first season as Artist in Residence, I was impressed by the range of what could be termed a “find” – from decorated stone on the…
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Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Day Twenty-Three
Friday, August 5, 2011, was another day of roof tiles in Structure Eight.
After recovering over 370 examples in the building,…
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Another selection of photographs from the camera of dig director Nick Card. Click on any image for a larger version…
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Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Day Twenty-Two
Wednesday, August 4, 2011, was a day of revelations in Trench P.
Working in Structure Fourteen it became clear that the…
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The post discusses a reconstruction of a young girl and her dog, based on the finds from the Ness of Brodgar.
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Dig Diary – Monday, August 3, 2020
Day Twenty-One
August 2011 began with a plethora of finds from Structure Eight.
Following the discovery of a “toolkit” a few days before,…
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