Day Nineteen The infernal Orkney wind caused problems on the Ness today, drying the surface of soil and midden and ...
Day Eighteen STOP PRESS: Mike has finally found wall lines while investigating the area of the presumed, and long anticipated, ...
Day Seventeen And the rains have cleared – hoorah! It's not quite a balmy and sultry day, but at least ...
Day Sixteen Experiencing an Orcadian summer... Think, March of the Penguins. On a gale-battered, rain-swept, foam swept Ness of Brodgar ...
Day Fourteen Eureka! There is nothing more satisfying than solving a problem. This morning, Hugo was standing on the edge ...
Day Thirteen It was fascinating to watch the dynamic of the site today - half-way through week three and everything ...
Day Twelve As this diary is written, the rain is battering down on the site hut and some very damp ...
Day Eleven It’s been one of those funny Orkney days, with almost no wind, an eerie mist and a sticky ...
Day Ten A rather lengthy addition to our web diary today, in recognition of the "Day of Archaeology 2011". Check ...
Day Nine Behold the "Brodgar Boy" In addition to the pot discovered in Structure Fourteen, Hilary, a volunteer from Cheshire, ...
Day Eight And suddenly summer is here – sun, a light breeze and no midges – heaven! And what a ...
