Harking back to summer with the sounds of the NessThis was one of the special events at the Ness in 2022, when Suzy Angus made us a sound poem ...Read More Thursday, December 29, 2022 / Excavation2022’s top ten – multiple post-holes in Structure FiveTwo covered depressions on either side of the blocked south-western entrance were found to be large, well-built post-holes, indicating that ...Read More Tuesday, December 27, 2022 / Excavation2022’s top ten – human remains between Structures Eight and SeventeenExcavation of an orthostatic box in 2022, introduced an intriguing new element into the relationship between Structures Seventeen and Eight ...Read More Tuesday, December 20, 2022 / Artefacts, Excavation2022’s top ten – the whalebone artefactWe remain in Trench J for today’s Top Ten entry. A short distance to the north-west of the hearth mentioned ...Read More Monday, December 19, 2022 / Artefacts, Excavation2022’s top ten – Trench J’s trio of polished stone axesIn 2022, Trench J maintained its reputation for producing polished stone axes - with three beautiful examples adding to its ...Read More Saturday, December 17, 2022 / Artefacts, Excavation2022’s top ten – second set of ‘Great Wall’ stepsThe 2018 excavation in Trench J revealed what look curiously like a set of steps tied into the inner face ...Read More Thursday, December 15, 2022 / Excavation2022’s top ten – Structure Twenty-Seven’s north-western wallAs 2022 ticks away, we thought it would be a fine time to look back over our favourite finds and ...Read More Monday, December 12, 2022 / Excavation2023 excavation dates set2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the first building at the Ness of Brodgar and we're delighted ...Read More Tuesday, November 15, 2022 / Excavation, NewsThe rise and fall of the Ness complexAn update looking at the biography of the Ness of Brodgar complex - from its earliest days to eventual abandonment ...Read More Tuesday, October 18, 2022 / ExcavationAn unfinished ‘butterfly’ slab from Structure Seventeen?Over the past 17 years, excavation at the Ness of Brodgar has revealed hundreds of examples of Neolithic “art”. These ...Read More Friday, September 9, 2022 / ExcavationThat’s all folks! See you next year, funding permittingThe 2022 season at the Ness of Brodgar is now officially over. Today was spent covering all the archaeology and ...Read More Thursday, August 18, 2022 / ExcavationLink: A summer of excavation – photographs from Tim WinterburnRowan in Trench T (Tim Winterburn) That's it all over for another year - well, not quite, the protective covers ...Read More Thursday, August 18, 2022 / Excavation, Links‹ 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 63 ›