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… Read more
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… Read more
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)… Read more
Seven years ago today we found the only example of a carved stone ball from the Ness to date.
After a tremendous response to the first batch, we have… Read more
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… Read more
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.
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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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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”… Read more
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
By Roy Towers
A 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,… Read more
Seven years ago today was a day to remember. It was the day that the most incredible piece of Neolithic decoration found on site to date emerged from the interior of Structure Ten. Read more
Handmade prints and cards by Orcadian mixed media artist Samantha Gray with a distinctive Ness flavour are now available from our online shop.
Samantha approached us several years ago looking… Read more