Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Day Twelve
As this diary is written, the rain is battering down on the site hut and some very damp diggers are heading for shelter. It is 3.40pm and, very… Read more
Author: Sigurd
Dig Diary – Monday, August 1, 2011
Day Eleven
It’s been one of those funny Orkney days, with almost no wind, an eerie mist and a sticky temperature. Not particularly conducive to energetic digging, but if the… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 29, 2011
Day Ten
A rather lengthy addition to our web diary today, in recognition of the “Day of Archaeology 2011”.
Check out www.dayofarchaeology.com for more details – hope you enjoy!
There… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 28, 2011
Day Nine
Behold the “Brodgar Boy”
In addition to the pot discovered in Structure Fourteen, Hilary, a volunteer from Cheshire, has made a very exciting discovery – a ceramic piece… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Day Eight
And suddenly summer is here – sun, a light breeze and no midges – heaven! And what a day of archaeology to accompany this fine weather.
Structure Ten… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Day Seven
A quiet day in many respects, and certainly as far as the weather is concerned. It was calm, and grey and warm all day, and this brought with… Read more
Ness of Brodgar – Preliminary Phasing
The complexities, depth of stratigraphy (perhaps over three metres overall) and the extraordinary preservation of the Ness of Brodgar complex makes an understanding of the phasing of this remarkable site… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 25, 2011
Day Six
Already the start of week two – how the time flies when enjoying oneself!
The site already seems transformed from last Monday, when it was first uncovered.
With… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 22, 2011
Day Five
Hold the presses once again – the announcement of the discovery of the new painted stone may have been a bit premature!
This morning, in the cold light… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 21, 2011
Day Four
STOP PRESS – as seems to happen every day five minutes just before we pack up, something extraordinary turns up – today another painted stone! More to follow… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Day Three
This morning began with finishing the cleaning back in all of the structures on site, freshening the soil, removing dust and debris from the stones and generally making… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Day Two
The day began with an early morning tour of the site by Nick Card, the site director, re-acquainting old hands with the layout and thrilling the new diggers,… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 18, 2011
Day One
It hardly seems like a year ago since we bade you all farewell and here we are, back again, to further investigate the enigma that is the Ness… Read more
Research project of the year award
The ongoing archaeological dig on the Ness of Brodgar has been named research project of the year in a national awards scheme. Read more
So, it’s farewell from all of us. . .
And so all too soon it is time to say adieu till next year. We are all still beavering away in order to get the site ready for the winter… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 23, 2010
After almost six weeks of digging, the time is coming for us to pack up and return home and dream of excavations to come. But what a season its been,… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, August 20, 2010
One week to go . . .
And already it is the end of week five – can’t believe it – only a week to go before the site is… Read more
Dig diary – Thursday, August 19, 2010
From the trenches…
Hi, my name is Sarah Cobain and I am up here in Orkney volunteering for two weeks as part of my summer holidays. I usually work for… Read more
