Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Day Seven
Calm reigns supreme
Can the moon influence the behaviour of people? Somewhere, lurking at the back of our minds, we have a vague recollection of accounts of just… Read more
Author: Sigurd
Dig Diary – Monday, July 9, 2018
Day Six
The Ness is in full flow…
Week two at the Ness started this morning, bright, early and blessedly cool.
There is also quite a lot of cloud around… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 6, 2018
Day Five
STOP PRESS – in the dying minutes of today rubble has started to appear in the sondage in Trench Y – is it the wall????
Well here we… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 5, 2018
Day Four
Intriguing questions raised by Structure One tiles
For the last few years, Structure One has always impressed as the maiden aunt of the Ness buildings.
Immaculately turned out,… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Day Three
Open to the public…
We’ll begin today with a message for those who object to weather references in our archaeological reports.
Weather-phobes, you might call them.
Whether they… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Day Two
Shoo fly, don’t bother me…
The first day back on site is generally characterised by a mix of excitement and heavy manual labour.
On the second day, it’s… Read more
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
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
