2026 dig dates confirmed
The dates for the Time Team-funded excavation at the Ness of Brodgar have been confirmed and the dig will be open to visitors, on weekdays, between Tuesday, July 7 and Thursday, July 30, 2026. Read more
Category: Excavation
We’re back on site! Time Team dig plans confirmed for 2026
Plans announced for a four-week targeted excavation in 2026 following Time Team ground-penetrating radar results. Read more
2011 excavation DSR available to download
The 2011 excavation DSR is now available to download. Read more
2010 Ness excavation report available to download
The DSR for the 2010 season of excavation is now available to download. Read more
Full excavation report for 2009 season available to download
The next in our series of Data Structure Reports (DSRs) is now available, with the 2009 document now free to download. Read more
20 years of discoveries – Nick at the Current Archaeology Live! conference
Jo Bourne's report from the Current Archaeology Live! conference in London at the weekend, where site director Nick was the keynote speaker. Read more
2008 excavation report available to download
The next in our series of excavation reports is now available, with the 2008 document free to download here. Read more
Getting to the bottom of Structure Five’s central hearth
PhD candidate Sarah-Jane Haston on her experience of excavating Structure Five's central hearth in 2024. Read more
2007 excavation report now available to download
2007's excavation report is now available to download. Read more
3d model of Trench Z and its 4.5-metre-wide wall section
A 3d model from supervisor Paul Durdin showing Trench Z in all its glory. Read more
The backfilling operation continues, with work in Trench P almost complete
Having been hampered slightly by the wet conditions, work on Trench P is all but complete. Read more
2006 excavation report available to download
The 2006 excavation season's data structure report is now available to download. Read more
The boundary walls and revisiting the idea of an enclosed complex
In light of the discovery of a 4.5-metre-wide wall section in Trench Z, we’ve updated the page detailing the boundary walls and added a section on the “new” wall beneath Structure Two. Read more
Lochside find for Time Team’s John
We’ve had a few finds from the loch sides - polished stone axes and pottery - but the latest emerged last Friday. Found by none other that Time Team’s John Gater. Read more
Dig Diary – the stunning decorated stone recovered from Structure Twenty
As we finish excavation, there's another incised stone with bands of decoration incised on both sides. Read more
