Dig Diary – Monday, July 2, 2018
Day One
Moving tyres in the hot sun…
And we’re off again. All set for another eight-week season of stunning Neolithic archaeology.
Another year has passed and all the behind-the-scenes… Read more
Author: Sigurd
Jeanne Rose – Inspired by the Ness
Jeanne Rose is one of this year’s artists in residence. Here she shares the inspiration behind a few of her Neolithic-inspired artwork.… Read more
Ness of Brodgar to a ‘T’ – pre-excavation lecture now online
Last night’s pre-excavation lecture, in Kirkwall, by site director Nick Card.
The talk, hosted by the Orkney Archaeology Society, was entitled Ness of Brodgar to a ‘T’ and looked back over last… Read more
A look back at 2017’s excavation
With our team of international diggers due back on the Ness of Brodgar in a matter of weeks, now is a good time to catch up on some of the… Read more
Summer exhibition – pots and people in the Late Neolithic
Another not-to-be-missed exhibition opens this Saturday, May 5, at the Orkney Museum, Kirkwall, featuring material from the Ness.
Tracing the Lines: Pots and People in the Late Neolithic is the… Read more
Book review – The Ness of Brodgar: Digging Deeper
Click here to read the Current Archaeology review of our guidebook.… Read more
The four trenches….
Another video of the Ness of Brodgar excavation site from above – showing the locations of the four main trenches: Trench P, Trench J, Trench X and the enigmatic Trench… Read more
Trench P flyover
A view of Trench P, from the standing stone in the central paved area, out to Structure Ten and moving back across the trench.… Read more
Rivalries in Neolithic Orkney outlined in new ‘Antiquity’ study
A new study, published in the journal Antiquity, is challenging the previously understood narrative for Neolithic Orkney. Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, August 25, 2017
Day Forty
Farewell and thank you all . . .
That’s it folks.
The wonderful Ness of Brodgar has returned to its winter slumber, with the sheets of… Read more
