Author: Sigurd

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Dig Diary – Another ‘Brodgar Butterfly’ emerges from rubble pit

The incised ‘Brodgar Butterfly’ motif found by Ceiridwen today. (📷 Tom O’Brien) Day Twenty-SevenTuesday, August 8, 2023 As we suspected it might, more incised, decorated stone has been popping up… Read more

Excavation / Video

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Diary Extra – Structure Twenty-Seven flyover video

A short video from Professor Scott Pike, showing Trench T and Structure Twenty-Seven.… Read more

Excavation

Monday, August 7, 2023

Dig Diary – Prehistoric timber fragments continue to appear in Structure Twenty-Seven.

Day Twenty-Six Monday, August 7, 2023 Week six dawned bright and sunny. What an absolutely gorgeous day to welcome a few new diggers on site! And it remained so the… Read more

Exhibition

Sunday, August 6, 2023

Only a few days left to catch exhibition of Ness artwork in Stromness

A reminder that there’s only a few days left to see artist-in-residence Jeanne Rose‘s exhibition of Ness artwork in Stromness. Over the Edge: Paint and Brush Between Trowel and Stone… Read more

Art Hut

Saturday, August 5, 2023

From the Art Hut – ‘Marks of Reverence’

I’m Diane Eagles an art psychotherapist and artist. I’m now in my final year of the online MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology course at the UHI Archaeology Institute, which I’m… Read more

Excavation

Friday, August 4, 2023

Dig Diary – Welcome return of Time Team member who discovered the Ness complex

Excavation under way in Structure Twenty-Seven’s south-western end. (📷 Sigurd Towrie) Day Twenty-FiveFriday, August 4, 2023 John Gater – of Time Team fame – back on site, 21 years after… Read more

Excavation

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Dig Diary – Wooden fragments recovered from two Ness structures

Two of the timber fragments under the microscope. (📷 Jen Miller) Day Twenty-FourThursday, August 3, 2023 Regular readers will know that the preservation of organic material at the Ness is… Read more

Excavation / Post-excavation

Thursday, August 3, 2023

The F-word revisited

An update on project funding from Ness project officer Anne Mitchell. Read more

Excavation

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Dig Diary – Structure Thirty-Nine is no more but Twenty is getting bigger

Today’s decorated stone – found by Tristan in Structure One. (📷 Sigurd Towrie) Day Twenty-ThreeWednesday, August 2, 2023 Just a few days after it was given a name, Structure Thirty-Nine… Read more

Excavation

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Diary Extra – Drone shots of Structures Ten and Twenty-Seven

A selection of photographs from today’s drone sessions. Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike) Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike) Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike) Interior of Ten, with Twenty bottom left.… Read more

Excavation

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Dig Diary – More decorated stone, pottery and unravelling the story of the ‘rockery with a roof’

A day of perfect weather, revelations and incredible finds. Read more

3D Model / Structures

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Diary Extra – 3d model shows where three structures meet

Another new model from Paul Durdin, showing the small, but complex, area, beside Structure Twelve’s western, central pier. Where buildings like Twelve have been built over the top of earlier… Read more

Excavation

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Diary Extra – Day Twenty-Two in pictures

A small selection of images from across the site today. Read more

Excavation

Monday, July 31, 2023

Dig Diary – A new week and the christening of a new building!

Day Twenty-One Monday, July 31, 2023 Another new week – the start of the fifth of this year’s excavation season. And with it came a new intake of diggers –… Read more

3D Model / Ceramics

Monday, July 31, 2023

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. Read more