Author: Sigurd
Tyres, covers and sandbags
Moving tyres in Trench T. (2018)
The bulk of the tyres gone, work to remove the protective covers in Trench P begins (2019).… Read more
Visit the dig site…virtually
Although the Ness excavation site will remain closed this summer, there’s still a number of ways to view the site.
In addition to our videos and 3D models, in June… Read more
Standing stones, incredible artefacts and Structure Ten’s sea eagle deposit – seasons 2018-2019
The final instalment in our series looking at how the Ness of Brodgar excavation has progressed, and ideas changed, over the years via dig director Nick Card’s annual brief summaries… Read more
Ness director is Orkney.com’s photographer of the month
The photographs of Ness of Brodgar dig director Nick Card are showcased in this month’s newsletter from Orkney.com.
A selection of Nick’s pictures can be found, along with an interview,… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – week eleven
Dig director Nick Card’s weekly showcase of the birds and animals living around the Ness of Brodgar excavation site.
Click on any image for a larger version.… Read more
Earlier buildings, the ‘Great Wall’ returns and Structure Ten’s deposited arm bone – seasons 2016-2017
Part six of our series looking at how excavation at the Ness of Brodgar progressed – and ideas changed – over the years, through dig director Nick Card’s annual brief… Read more
Dig director Nick on Neolithic carved stone balls
With replicas of the carved stone bone from Structure Ten going on sale online today, Ness of Brodgar excavation director Nick Card gives some background to these enigmatic objects.… Read more
Ness carved stone ball in 3D
A 3d photogrammetry model, by Hugo Anderson-Whymark, of the carved stone ball found at the Ness of Brodgar excavation site, by Molly Bond, on August 7, 2013.… Read more
Human remains, pits and a stunning decorated stone – seasons 2014-2015
The fifth installment in our series looking at how excavation at the Ness of Brodgar progressed – and ideas changed – over the years, through dig director Nick Card’s annual… Read more
Wednesday wildlife – week ten
When not working on Ness-related matters, site director Nick Card can often be seen out and about with his camera. So here’s a selection Nick’s pictures from the past seven… Read more
The Dyke of Sean – a third monumental wall crossing the Ness
The Dyke of Sean, a suspected prehistoric earthwork near the Ring of Brodgar, fascinates visitors with its monumental size. It measures up to seven metres wide and a metre high, spanning 500 meters between the Stenness and Harray lochs. Despite unclear dating, masonry suggests a Neolithic origin. Read more
An exceptional axehead, Iron Age remodelling and a carved stone ball – seasons 2012-2013
Welcome to the fourth part in our series looking at how the Ness of Brodgar excavation has progressed – and ideas changed – over the years via dig director Nick… Read more
Wildlife Wednesday – a bumper edition
Here we are on week nine with a bumper collection of photographs from around the Ness by dig director Nick Card.
The photographs don’t mean Nick has forsaken the… Read more
Agents of transformation – chambered cairns in Neolithic Orkney
Maeshowe interior. (📷 Jim Richardson)
The presence of two main styles of Neolithic chambered cairn in Orkney has led to years of debate on their dates, use and development.
Here,… Read more
Evolution of an excavation: 2010-2011
The third in our series looking at how the Ness of Brodgar excavation has progressed, and ideas changed, over the years via dig director Nick Card’s annual brief summaries… Read more
