Another pitchstone fragment from the NessAnother flake of Arran pitchstone has turned up during the analysis of soil samples from Structure Eight. Pitchstone is a ...Read More Wednesday, February 5, 2020 / Artefacts, Excavation, NewsMicroliths add to evidence of Mesolithic activity on the NessThe tiny crescent microlith recovered at the Ness. (Hugo Anderson-Whymark) Three tiny flint tools are the latest evidence of Mesolithic ...Read More Thursday, September 5, 2019 / ArtefactsMore images of today’s incised stoneFour more photographs of the incised stone found in the cell outside Structure Twelve's eastern entrance today. Click on any ...Read More Wednesday, August 14, 2019 / Artefacts, ExcavationIncised flagstone – more picturesThe light this morning was slightly better than yesterday, so here's a few more pictures of easily reached sections of ...Read More Thursday, August 8, 2019 / Artefacts, ExcavationDig Diary Extra – another view of Structure Twelve entrance cell incised stoneAnother difficult stone to photograph - not only because of the light this afternoon but its sheer size. But hopefully ...Read More Wednesday, August 7, 2019 / Artefacts, ExcavationIncised stone from Structure Twelve’s eastern entranceWorking around the entrance to Structure Twelve there is a key rule... ... all stone removed from the area must ...Read More Tuesday, August 6, 2019 / Artefacts, ExcavationDig Diary Extra – closer views of Structure Seventeen incised stoneA few photographs of sections of the incised stone recovered from Structure Seventeen on July 25. The slab features four ...Read More Monday, August 5, 2019 / Artefacts, ExcavationMacehead fragment – post-conservationNot all finds from the Ness are in immaculate condition, as these newly received pictures of a macehead fragment, post-conservation, ...Read More Monday, August 5, 2019 / ArtefactsAnother goodie from Trench XWe mentioned yesterday that in the closing minutes of the day, an axehead/macehead blank was found in the same area ...Read More Friday, August 2, 2019 / Artefacts, ExcavationDig Diary Extra – photographs of Trench X macehead ...Read More Thursday, August 1, 2019 / Artefacts, ExcavationA taste of things to come…It's been a frantically busy day on site today - but also an incredibly exciting one. We're busily putting together ...Read More Thursday, August 1, 2019 / Artefacts, ExcavationDig Diary Extra – Trench X pottery spreadSome more images of Ceridwen painstaking excavation of a massive spread of broken pottery at the top of Trench X ...Read More Wednesday, July 31, 2019 / Artefacts, Excavation‹ 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 ›