Author: Sigurd
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 24, 2017
Day Thirty-Nine
From the Art Hut — an artist-in-residence special
Karen Wallis
This was my second year as an Artist in Residence on the Ness of Brodgar.
Last year everything… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Day Thirty-Six
The end is nigh…
Tuesday dawned cold and windy and stayed that way.
The wind is whistling in from the east and the air temperature has dropped several… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 21, 2017
Day Thirty-Six
Jaw-dropping visitor numbers
It takes a lot for Ness of Brodgar jaws to drop, but that is what happened today.
Site director Nick has been looking… Read more
Dig Diary – Sunday, August 20, 2017
Day Thirty-Five
A record-breaking open day
The visitor record tumbled today as we welcomed almost 1,300 people to the Ness — so unfortunately no time for blog today, but hopefully… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 17, 2017
Day Thirty-Four
Puzzling developments and another ‘butterfly’ stone
Cleaning, planning and photography occupied much of today at the Ness, all of which are the essential prerequisites for shutting… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Day Thirty-Three
Stone Age slow cooking…
A huge amount of planning, drawing and photography is taking place on site today — which is normal for the period running… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Day Thirty-Two
Structure Twenty-Seven revelations
We are nearing the end of excavation for this year, with six days left of actual digging — including our Open Day on… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 14, 2017
Day Thirty-One
A building older than Structure Twenty-Seven?
“Execrable” is such a good word.
It described last Friday’s weather perfectly, so what do we say about today? Execrable plus?
It… Read more
