Join Nick at the Ness as part of the 2025 Orkney Science Festival
A walk around the Ness of Brodgar excavation site will take place in September as part of the 2025 Orkney International Science Festival. Read more
Monthly Archive: July 2025
Ness open day sees hundreds flock to Stenness school
Fears that no excavation would see no-one turn out for today’s open day proved unfounded, with hundreds of people flocking to the Stenness school. Read more
Ceiridwen’s photographs capture the pottery triage process
A selection of photographs from pottery triage volunteer Ceiridwen Blakesley. Read more
Triage volunteers recording pottery sherds of all shapes and sizes
A mixed bag of finds from week five of our ceramics triage project - including a stunning example of decorated Neolithic pottery. Read more
First Orkney Archaeology Festival kicks off with four-day event in September
The Ness of Brodgar will be among the projects, sites and topics featuring in September's inaugural Orkney Archaeology Festival. Read more
Size of Neolithic cattle stands out again during MRes bone analysis
We're back with UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Gianluca Marzagalli, for more on his ongoing research into food preparation in Structure Twelve. Read more
2010 Ness excavation report available to download
The DSR for the 2010 season of excavation is now available to download. Read more
Two-storeys and partially underwater – the Huntersquoy chambered cairn
A look at (with a little bit of speculation) the remarkable Huntersquoy chambered cairn in Eday - one of only two known two-storey cairns in Orkney. Read more
Gianluca’s MRes degree focusing on food preparation in Structure Twelve
UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student outlines his ongoing research into the animal remains from Structure Twelve in relation to the preparation of food. Read more
A sneak peek at Time Team’s initial GPR results
Time Team’s ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the Ness excavation is done and dusted. Read more
Time Team’s early GPR results surpass John Gater’s expectations
At the end of day one of Time Team's ground penetrating radar survey of the Ness site the preliminary results have already surpassed John Gater's expectations. Read more
