Travis, Johanna and Nick J. excavating around the newly discovered stone pier in Structure Twenty. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Day TwelveTuesday, July 18, 2023
Structure Ten – or more correctly Structure… Read more
Representing Willamette University this year are, from the left: Molly, Phoenix, Ian, Allyson, Jack, Ruby, Ceci, Stephanie, Olivia, Liz and Estella. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Day ElevenMonday, July 17, 2023
A… Read more
More pictures of the “reassembled” holed standing stone outside Structure Ten, and a few images from across the site today.
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Some of the Ness project specialists outside Structure Ten this afternoon. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Day TenFriday, July 14, 2023
Week two ended on an exciting note, with a site visit… Read more
Today’s star find – a holed-orthostat incorporated into paving outside Structure Twenty-Six’s eastern end. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Day NineThursday, July 13, 2023
Structure Twenty-Six has done it again!
This later,… Read more
Day Eight
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
It was another wet start today.
Sheets of rain buffeted the site as blankets of grey cloud shrouded the hills surrounding the… Read more
Day Six
Monday, July 10, 2023
The start of week two and another batch of diggers gathered on site this morning – a mix of familiar and new faces.
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A selection of photographs from Friday, recording elements of some of Trench P’s structures.
For more information on any of the buildings featured, see the Structures section.… Read more
Clea and Sarah Jane at work in Structure One this afternoon. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Day FourThursday, July 6, 2023
What a glorious day.
And how good to hear the gentle… Read more
Day Two
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
We did it! All the structures, in all three trenches, are uncovered ready for a good spruce up tomorrow ahead of excavation resuming.
This… Read more
A chain of diggers and volunteers removing the tyres from Trench P. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Day OneMonday, July 3, 2023
I’m sure we say it every year but this time… Read more
Where has the time gone! We’re back on site tomorrow with archaeologists and students from all over the world gathering for another seven weeks of fieldwork.
As always, our first… Read more
The dominance of cattle at the Ness is in contrast with the picture elsewhere in Orkney, where sheep were most common. That cattle were considered significant by Neolithic farmers is clear from bone deposits that reflected the special treatment given to selected remains. Read more