Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Day Twenty-Seven
‘It is hard to overstate the importance of this . . .’
There are days which just potter along, in a contented archaeological sort of way. And then… Read more
Category: Excavation
Dig Diary – Monday, August 10, 2015
Day Twenty-Six
The mysteries deepen . . .
Here we are at the beginning of week six, with only three weeks left of the 2015 season and a strong determination… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, August 7, 2015
Day Twenty-Five
A day of great finds!
We have ended the week with a bang. No, more like a huge archaeological explosion. Toiling through the robber cut in the outer wall… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Day Twenty-Four
Rain and shine
We have been plagued by the weather yet again. When we arrived in the morning it was pouring and it continued that way until lunch-time.… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Day Twenty-Three
Interesting finds and interesting visitors . . .
Today was a day for interesting finds and interesting visitors. One of the most intriguing stones we have seen for… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Day Twenty-Two
A day of surprises
The story of Trench T becomes more and more interesting as each day passes. Yesterday we told you of the discovery of what appeared… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 3, 2015
Day Twenty-One
Mark Edmonds discusses a point with Colin and Jane Renfrew and Nick Card.
A distinguished visitor
Today, we were absolutely delighted to be visited by Lord Colin Renfrew,… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 31, 2015
Day Twenty
Dodging the downpours
To start, today, we want to introduce Jim Eltome, husband of Annabel, who runs the site shop, and the man on site who can turn… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Day Nineteen
Midden pits . . . in the midden
We’ll concentrate today on Trench T — that long excavation on the far side of the house, Lochview, which heads… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Day Eighteen
Today was rather brutal — that’s the only word for it. It didn’t rain (much) but the wind started strong and got a lot stronger.
The Ness is a… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Day Seventeen
In search of the elusive Twenty-Three
For Structure Fourteen the end is nigh, or so we are told. This would be a momentous event because the complexity of… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 27, 2015
Day Sixteen
Glory fades? Not on the Ness . . .
After the excitement of yesterday’s Open Day, calm has descended on the Ness today. Unchanged, however, is the huge… Read more
Open Day time-lapse video
Hugo Anderson-Whymark’s time-lapse video showing part of Sunday’s Open Day at the Ness excavation site.… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – Sunday, July 26, 2015
Open Day
Today was our first Open Day of the season at the Ness, and what a day it was.
To everyone’s surprise the Orkney weather played ball and, although… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 24, 2015
Day Fifteen
Preparing for the open day
It is a lovely day today, so let’s get on with the archaeology. As regular readers will know, many stone roof tiles have been… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 23, 2015
Day Fourteen
Windswept, but interesting
Well, there is precipitation; there is horizontal precipitation and there is wind-assisted, horizontal precipitation. Today we had the wind-assisted variety and it made for a most… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Day Thirteen
Oh, it’s such a perfect day . . .
It has been the strangest day. There has been no precipitation and nothing to dim the high spirits, if… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Day Twelve
Raising an eyebrow . . .
We haven’t said much about Trench T yet — the one on the far side of the house. That is because it has… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 20, 2015
Day Eleven
Decorated stone and the Willamettes
Let’s start with the weather. The coarse and blustery wind of this afternoon is now accompanied by pelting rain or, as we prefer… Read more
