Author: Sigurd
Dig Diary – Spatulate stone tool recovered from Structure Twenty-Seven
Day Thirty-One
Monday, August 15, 2022
We have managed to escape the thunder and lightning which rattled parts of Orkney over the weekend but the rather eerie aftermath has been… Read more
Link: Sounds of the Ness
A sound poem for the Ness of Brodgar, recorded on site last month and featuring the voices of volunteer diggers, UHI Archaeology Institute staff and students from around the world.… Read more
Dig Diary – Fond farewells and another ‘butterfly’ from Structure Ten
Day Thirty
Friday, August 12, 2022
Today is the last day of our penultimate week and it means that we must say goodbye to a number of friends and colleagues… Read more
Dig Diary – Photography, planning and racing against time
Day Twenty-Nine
Thursday, August 11, 2022
After an incredibly busy day on site, we must apologise tonight for a very, very truncated diary.
It has been all go since we… Read more
Trench J flyaround
Professor Scott Pike’s end-of-season drone flight around Trench J, showing Structure Five and the “Great Wall of Brodgar“.… Read more
Dig Diary – All hands on deck for pre-photography cleaning sessions
Day Twenty-Eight
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
For all those fed-up with Ness weather reports – look away now!
For all those who are kinder souls, who care deeply about the… Read more
Dig Diary – A polished stone axe that looks decidedly like a macehead
Day Twenty-Seven
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
You can always rely on the Ness to wait till the end of the day before yielding an artefact that, quite literally, takes your… Read more
Dig Diary – A timber building beneath Structure Five?
Day Twenty-Six
Monday, August 8, 2022
We’ll start today with one of our least favourite, but most frequent, subjects.
You’ve guessed – it’s the weather.
It is not our fault… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – 3d model of Structure One’s central orthostat
Another 3d model from Paul Durdin, this time the central orthostat in Structure One.
This stone was inserted into the building’s northern hearth and was one of three tied into… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – New 3d models of Structures Nineteen and Thirty-Two
Two new annotated models by Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin, showing the remains of Structures Nineteen and Thirty-Two.
… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – Bird’s-eye view of Structure Twenty-Seven
Video and photographs from Professor Scott Pike, showing Structure Twenty-Seven in all its glory yesterday.… Read more
Dig Diary – Whale vertebra found in one of two new Structure Five post-holes
Day Twenty-Five
Friday, August 5, 2022
No sooner do you find one pair of post-holes than another pair comes along!
No, this is not a hallowed old archaeological truism, but… Read more
