Dig Diary – that’s all folks (except for two final Ness ‘butterflies’)The end of an era. Jim removes the 'Open to the Public' sign from the gate for the last time ...Read More Friday, August 16, 2024 / ExcavationDiary extra – views from above on the last day of excavationTrench P. (📷 Tom O'Brien) A selection of drone images from Tom O'Brien showing the trenches and structures today. Click ...Read More Friday, August 16, 2024 / ExcavationDig Diary – bone in drain could produce a date for Structure Twenty-SevenThe paving overlying the drain found to contain a possible dateable cattle bone today. (📷 Jo Bourne) Day Forty-OneThursday, August ...Read More Thursday, August 15, 2024 / ExcavationDiary extra – marking the first International Mark Edmonds DayThe man himself (far right) with the striped tribute in his honour. (📷 Rosalind Neville-Smith) A few weeks before the ...Read More Thursday, August 15, 2024 / ExcavationDiary extra – catching up with photosA selection of pictures from today and yesterday ...Read More Thursday, August 15, 2024 / ExcavationA stark reminder why the Ness buildings cannot remain uncoveredLaminated stone removed from the upper walls of Structure Twelve yesterday. (📷 Jo Bourne) Since we announced that 2024 will ...Read More Thursday, August 15, 2024 / ExcavationDig Diary – Ceiridwen adds to her tally with another decorated stoneCleaning gets under way in Structure Twelve's south end this morning. (📷 Sigurd Towrie) Day FortyWednesday, August 14, 2024 Where ...Read More Wednesday, August 14, 2024 / ExcavationDig Diary – tracing Twenty-Eight and a record-breaking site tourIn the south-east corner of Structure Twelve. Eponine and Carla at work in their sondage (left) with Jo and Jane ...Read More Tuesday, August 13, 2024 / ExcavationVideo: Orkney set to say goodbye to the Ness of BrodgarA marvellous, and touching, video from Orkney.com, outlining the Ness as we approach the end of the project's excavation phase ...Read More Monday, August 12, 2024 / Excavation, VideoDig Diary – did a pair of standing stones mark Twenty-Seven’s entrance?After a morning of rain and gales, the covers come off Structure Five this afternoon. (📷 Jo Bourne) Day Thirty-EightMonday, ...Read More Monday, August 12, 2024 / ExcavationDiary extra – a few photographs from day thirty-eight ...Read More Monday, August 12, 2024 / ExcavationDig Diary – a day of remarkable findsTeam shot at the end of play today. (📷 Scott Pike) Day Thirty-SixThursday, August 8, 2024 What a day! The ...Read More Thursday, August 8, 2024 / Excavation‹ 1 2 3 4 … 69 ›