More images of today’s incised stone
Four more photographs of the incised stone found in the cell outside Structure Twelve’s eastern entrance today.
Click on any image for a larger version.
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Category: Artefacts
Incised flagstone – more pictures
The light this morning was slightly better than yesterday, so here’s a few more pictures of easily reached sections of the incised flagstone found in the cell outside Structure Twelve’s… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – another view of Structure Twelve entrance cell incised stone
Another difficult stone to photograph – not only because of the light this afternoon but its sheer size. But hopefully this will give an idea of the number of incision… Read more
Incised stone from Structure Twelve’s eastern entrance
Working around the entrance to Structure Twelve there is a key rule…
… all stone removed from the area must be washed and checked for incised marks. And it’s a… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – closer views of Structure Seventeen incised stone
A few photographs of sections of the incised stone recovered from Structure Seventeen on July 25.
The slab features four bands of decoration, but areas appear to have been worn away while… Read more
Macehead fragment – post-conservation
Not all finds from the Ness are in immaculate condition, as these newly received pictures of a macehead fragment, post-conservation, show.
Compare this badly damaged artefact with the condition of… Read more
Another goodie from Trench X
We mentioned yesterday that in the closing minutes of the day, an axehead/macehead blank was found in the same area as the spectacular macehead earlier in the day.
Here is the… Read more
A taste of things to come…
It’s been a frantically busy day on site today – but also an incredibly exciting one.
We’re busily putting together today’s dig diary and gathering hundreds of photographs from all… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – Trench X pottery spread
Some more images of Ceridwen painstaking excavation of a massive spread of broken pottery at the top of Trench X today.… Read more
Focus on finds: bone pin
(📷 Ole Thoenies)
This strange worked bone, probably the shaft of a polished pin, was found in Structure Eight on July 22, 2019.
We say “strange” because the artefact is… Read more
Focus on finds: arrowhead
Arrowhead fragment (📷 Ole Thoenies)
The Early Bronze Age barbed-and-tanged arrowhead found in the outer passage of Structure Ten in July 2017. (📷 ORCA)
On July 9, 2019, the tip… Read more
More images of today’s polished stone axe from Trench J
Today’s star find from Trench J.
Click any picture for a larger version. All images by Ole Thoenies.… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – a batch of beads…
Most of the artefacts you see on the pages of the daily diary are fresh from 5,000 years in the soil and, clearly, don’t look their best.
Here is a… Read more
