Small but perfectly formed – Trench J’s miniature axehead
Dig Diary – Day Eleven
Monday, July 12, 2021
We’re losing count of the extensions to Trench J this year. There have certainly been three and it looks likely that… Read more
Author: Sigurd
‘I think I have Dig Deprivation’ – a blog post by Jim Richardson
In 2012, Jim Richardson visited the Ness to capture images for a National Geographic feature.
On Thursday, he posted a lovely article on the Ness excavation on his blog.
After… Read more
We’ve got it! Structure Five’s western wall revealed
Dig Diary – Day Ten
Friday, July 9, 2021
If you want to be really rude to an archaeologist, call them a “wall chaser”.
The term implies all that was… Read more
Clipboards, trowels and a find or two…
Dig Diary – Day Nine
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Well, that’s been another good, productive day.
All across the site the dig team have ironed out the week-one teething troubles… Read more
Big bones, a big pot and another extension for Trench J
Dig Diary – Day Eight
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Extending a trench is no small matter.
It’s really only justified if you have a pressing question which needs answering, and… Read more
Drain delving in Structure Twelve
Dig Diary – Day Seven
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
After an afternoon of rain yesterday, day seven dawned brightly and the sun shone all day.
Don’t worry. We’re not going… Read more
Extending the trench outside Structure Twelve
Dig Diary – Day Six
Monday, July 5, 2021
One of the joys of post-lockdown digging is meeting old friends and colleagues, and today we welcomed back Structure Twelve supervisor… Read more
An entrance to Structure Ten’s outer passageway?
Day Five - An entrance to Structure Ten's outer passageway? Read more
Tracing the path of Structure Thirty-Two
Day Three: Tracing the path of Structure Thirty-Two Read more
Cleaning, geophysics and a trench extension
Day Two: Cleaning, geophysics and a trench extension Read more
The Ness’ seaweed-eating sheep and their European context
The recording of last Friday’s UHI Archaeology Institute research seminar, looking at the analysis of sheep and deer teeth from the Ness of Brodgar.
The seminar, entitled 5,000 years of… Read more
Back on site and ready for some serious archaeology
Day One: Back on site and ready for some serious archaeology.
We’re back! After two, long and frustrating years life has returned to the Ness of Brodgar. Read more
Structures Seven, Nine, Twenty-Two and Thirty-Four
A look at these four lesser-known buildings. Read more
Structures Eleven and Nineteen
Structures Eleven and Nineteen during the third major phase of activity within Trench P.
Around 2900BC, the southern half of Structure Eight had been removed, Structure Ten erected and Structures… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – a final flurry before excavation resumes
A final selection of photographs from the dig director, Nick Card, before excavation at the Ness of Brodgar resumes next week.… Read more
