Diary Extra – 3d model of Trench T’s timber plank
Another new model from Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin.
Organic materials do not survive well in the acidic soil conditions at the Ness of Brodgar, so the regular appearance of… Read more
Monthly Archive: August 2023
Dig Diary – Timber plank hailed our ‘most exciting find’ to date
Today, it was all hands on deck as the great, site-wide clean-up operation continued in earnest. Read more
Diary Extra – 3d model of Structure Twenty’s wall face and pier
A new photogrammetric model from Paul Durdin showing a section of the exposed walls and pier of Structure Twenty, the confirmed building lying beneath Structure Ten.
Structure Ten, with the… Read more
Dig Diary – Another ‘Brodgar Butterfly’ emerges from rubble pit
The incised ‘Brodgar Butterfly’ motif found by Ceiridwen today. (📷 Tom O’Brien)
Day Twenty-SevenTuesday, August 8, 2023
As we suspected it might, more incised, decorated stone has been popping up… Read more
Diary Extra – Structure Twenty-Seven flyover video
A short video from Professor Scott Pike, showing Trench T and Structure Twenty-Seven.… Read more
Dig Diary – Prehistoric timber fragments continue to appear in Structure Twenty-Seven.
Day Twenty-Six
Monday, August 7, 2023
Week six dawned bright and sunny.
What an absolutely gorgeous day to welcome a few new diggers on site!
And it… Read more
Only a few days left to catch exhibition of Ness artwork in Stromness
A reminder that there’s only a few days left to see artist-in-residence Jeanne Rose‘s exhibition of Ness artwork in Stromness.
Over the Edge: Paint and Brush Between Trowel and Stone… Read more
From the Art Hut – ‘Marks of Reverence’
I’m Diane Eagles an art psychotherapist and artist.
I’m now in my final year of the online MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology course at the UHI Archaeology Institute, which… Read more
Dig Diary – Welcome return of Time Team member who discovered the Ness complex
Excavation under way in Structure Twenty-Seven’s south-western end. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Day Twenty-FiveFriday, August 4, 2023
John Gater – of Time Team fame – back on site, 21 years after… Read more
Dig Diary – Wooden fragments recovered from two Ness structures
Two of the timber fragments under the microscope. (📷 Jen Miller)
Day Twenty-FourThursday, August 3, 2023
Regular readers will know that the preservation of organic material at the Ness is… Read more
The F-word revisited
An update on project funding from Ness project officer Anne Mitchell. Read more
Dig Diary – Structure Thirty-Nine is no more but Twenty is getting bigger
Today’s decorated stone – found by Tristan in Structure One. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Day Twenty-ThreeWednesday, August 2, 2023
Just a few days after it was given a name, Structure Thirty-Nine… Read more
Diary Extra – Drone shots of Structures Ten and Twenty-Seven
A selection of photographs from today’s drone sessions.
Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike)
Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike)
Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike)
Interior of Ten, with Twenty bottom left.… Read more
Dig Diary – More decorated stone, pottery and unravelling the story of the ‘rockery with a roof’
A day of perfect weather, revelations and incredible finds. Read more
Diary Extra – 3d model shows where three structures meet
Another new model from Paul Durdin, showing the small, but complex, area, beside Structure Twelve’s western, central pier.
Where buildings like Twelve have been built over the top of earlier… Read more
Diary Extra – Day Twenty-Two in pictures
A small selection of images from across the site today. Read more
