Day Eighteen in pictures…
It’s taken a while to do these today, sorry folks. Click on any picture for an enlargement.
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Category: Excavation
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Day Eighteen
Y, oh Y, oh Y!
We begin today with Trench Y, which started off with high hopes, quickly became troublesome and has continued in that manner with… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Day Seventeen
When is a bowl not a bowl?
There was considerable excitement in Trench T today, with the discovery of what looked very like the base of a round-bottomed… Read more
Video – Finds Hut Furore
The daily morning rush in the Finds Hut as the site re-opens for business – compressed into 30 seconds.… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 23, 2018
Day Sixteen
What? No walls?
Another week is starting at the Ness with the return of several old faces and the arrival of new ones.
There is a distinctly international… Read more
Day Fifteen in pictures…
A few shots from today. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view.… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 20, 2018
Day Fifteen
More surprises from Structure Ten!
Today is the end of a long week, which started last Sunday with our first Open Day.
It’s not surprising, therefore, that people… Read more
Video – Drone ascent from Trench J
An overview of the entire excavation site from Trench J – containing Structure Five and the northern corner section of the “Great Wall of Brodgar”.… Read more
Day Fourteen in pictures…
A selection of images from today’s activities at the Ness. Click on any image for a larger version.… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 19, 2018
Day Fourteen
Welcome news…
We have news about the whalebone, mentioned yesterday as being found in Trench Y amidst the hunt for the putative west wall.
As it is in… Read more
Day Thirteen in pictures…
A few shots from today’s very hectic day on site. Click on any of the thumbnails for the full-sized photograph.… Read more
