Diary Extra – 3d model of Trench T’s timber plank
Another new model from Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin.
Organic materials do not survive well in the acidic soil conditions at the Ness of Brodgar, so the regular appearance of… Read more
Category: 3D Model
Diary Extra – 3d model of Structure Twenty’s wall face and pier
A new photogrammetric model from Paul Durdin showing a section of the exposed walls and pier of Structure Twenty, the confirmed building lying beneath Structure Ten.
Structure Ten, with the… Read more
Diary Extra – 3d model shows where three structures meet
Another new model from Paul Durdin, showing the small, but complex, area, beside Structure Twelve’s western, central pier.
Where buildings like Twelve have been built over the top of earlier… Read more
Diary Extra – 3d model of complete Grooved Ware pot
A new 3d model from Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin - this one showing the beautiful, and apparently intact Grooved Ware pot found between Structures Twenty-Nine and One on Thursday afternoon. Read more
Latest 3d model shows all the Great Wall’s newly excavated section

Earlier in the season, Trench J’s supervisor, Paul Durdin, created a 3d model of the outer face of the northern boundary wall – the so-called “Great Wall of Brodgar”.… Read more
Diary Extra – New 3d model of Great Wall of Brodgar’s outer face
A new 3d model of the northern boundary wall by Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin.
The ‘Great Wall of Brodgar’ is a huge construction that spans the Ness of Brodgar.… Read more
Diary Extra – 3d model of drain between Structures One and Nineteen
This small model shows part of a Neolithic drain, visible after the paving stones that covered it were lifted.
The drain runs in the space between Structures One and Nineteen… Read more
3d model of ‘dresser’ remains in Structure Five
Supervisor Paul Durdin’s photogrammetric model of one of the six ‘dresser’ features inside Structure Five.
Within the primary rectangular section of Structure Five we… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – Trench J in 3d
A new annotated 3d model of Trench J, featuring Structure Five and the northern boundary wall.… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – 3d model of Structure One’s central orthostat
Another 3d model from Paul Durdin, this time the central orthostat in Structure One.
This stone was inserted into the building’s northern hearth and was one of three tied into… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – New 3d models of Structures Nineteen and Thirty-Two
Two new annotated models by Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin, showing the remains of Structures Nineteen and Thirty-Two.
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View all of Trench P in glorious 3d
Not all of Trench P has been opened this year, with Structures Twelve and Fourteen remaining under their protective covers.
A number of visitors to the site have asked… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – 3d model of Structures Eight and Eighteen
A new model from Professor Scott Pike showing the northern end of Structure Eight, with Structure Eighteen, one of its predecessors, visible within and outside the building.… Read more
