The Ness in 3d

(📷 Paul Durdin)

Diary Extra – 3d model of complete Grooved Ware pot

A new 3d model from Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin – this one showing the beautiful, and apparently intact Grooved Ware pot found between Structures Twenty-Nine and One on Thursday afternoon …
New 3d model of the Great Wall of Brodgar

Latest 3d model shows all the Great Wall’s newly excavated section

 Earlier in the season, Trench J’s supervisor, Paul Durdin, created a 3d model of the outer face of the northern boundary wall – the so-called “Great Wall of Brodgar”. Well, he’s done it again …
(📷 Sigurd Towrie)

Diary Extra – New 3d model of Great Wall of Brodgar’s outer face

A new 3d model of the northern boundary wall by Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin. The ‘Great Wall of Brodgar’ is a huge construction that spans the Ness of Brodgar. Over 70 metres long, and …
(📷 Sigurd Towrie)

Diary Extra – 3d model of drain between Structures One and Nineteen

This small model shows part of a Neolithic drain, visible after the paving stones that covered it were lifted. The drain runs in the space between Structures One and Nineteen and was probably constructed at …
Picture: Sigurd Towrie

3d model of ‘dresser’ remains in Structure Five

Supervisor Paul Durdin’s photogrammetric model of one of the six ‘dresser’ features inside Structure Five.  Within the primary rectangular section of Structure Five we have evidence of early “dressers,” akin to those still visible …
3d model of Trench J

Dig Diary Extra – Trench J in 3d

A new annotated 3d model of Trench J, featuring Structure Five and the northern boundary wall …
Picture: Scott Pike

Dig Diary Extra – 3d model of Structure One’s central orthostat

Another 3d model from Paul Durdin, this time the central orthostat in Structure One. This stone was inserted into the building’s northern hearth and was one of three tied into a curving wall built across …
Structure Nineteen (Paul Durdin)

Dig Diary Extra – New 3d models of Structures Nineteen and Thirty-Two

Two new annotated models by Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin, showing the remains of Structures Nineteen and Thirty-Two …
Trench P Model

View all of Trench P in glorious 3d

Not all of Trench P has been opened this year, with Structures Twelve and Fourteen remaining under their protective covers. A number of visitors to the site have asked about these buildings, so here is …
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