Wildlife Wednesday – week sixteen
Another selection of photographs from the camera of dig director Nick Card. Click on any image for a larger version… Read more
Monthly Archive: August 2020
A day of site-wide revelations…
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… Read more
Reconstruction drawing – Neolithic girl and puppy
The post discusses a reconstruction of a young girl and her dog, based on the finds from the Ness of Brodgar. Read more
A plethora of exquisite polished stone artefacts!
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,… Read more
Focus on finds: worked bone
Due to acidic soil, bone preservation is rare, with surviving pieces often in poor condition. Read more
Orcadian woodturner inspired by the Neolithic and the Ness
Here is a link to a conversation Michael Sinclair had last year about his work as a wood turner, and his inspiration from Orkney’s Neolithic.
Michael and Sara have been… Read more
Introducing ceramics 2: The excavation process
By Roy TowersA large sherd of decorated Grooved Ware pottery ready to be lifted. (ORCA)Pottery is remarkable stuff. It may be broken, kicked about, scuffed and generally disrespected, but if… Read more
