Dig Diary – Friday, July 7, 2017
Day Five
Pottery link to Durrington Walls?
We can hardly believe it, but this is the end of the first week at the Ness with only seven more to go.… Read more
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Dig Diary – Thursday, July 6, 2017
Day Four
Extending Trench T
Bright and early this morning, Mr Flett and his magic digger arrived to extend Trench T. The newly uncovered sections are to either side of… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Day Three
Over 200 turn out for first site tour of 2017
It’s quite something to be a digger at the Ness.
Every year site director Nick turns down scores… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Day Two
Sunshine and no midges!
It is as inevitable as bone, stone and pot from the trenches. Yes, it’s the Ness of Brodgar weather report.
We know it drives… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 3, 2017
Day One
We’re off again
We’re back! July is here and so, with a cartwheeling of tyres and a snap and crackle of plastic sheeting, is the Ness of Brodgar.… Read more
Diary extra – The season has shifted, goodbye Ness of Brodgar
The hills of Hoy, viewed over the Stenness loch.
Day Thirty-Nine
Over the past days of final planning and section drawing, sandbagging, tyre-rolling and tarping, we’ve had the occasional pleasure… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Day Thirty-Eight
See you next year . . .
The end, the absolute end, has arrived. For this year at least.
Today we gave the last tours to some of… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Day Thirty-Seven
Post-ex during the dig . . .
One of the most popular members of the Ness team is Bryn the site dog. A handsome Border Collie, Bryn regularly… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 22, 2016
Day Thirty-Six
An unexpected discovery
The sky over the Ness today was grey and overcast and so, unfortunately, was the mood down below.
It’s partly a hangover (non-alcoholic) from the… Read more
Dig Diary – Sunday, August 21, 2016
Day Thirty-Five
Thank you all . . .
Sorry folks, there’s no written diary today as we were just too busy with almost 1,200 visitors to the open day. But,… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 18, 2016
Day Thirty-Four
Activity on the Ness extended by new radiocarbon dates
Today was a day for visitors – not just our very valued folk here to take tours, but for… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Trench X in three dimensions
As mentioned in today’s dig diary, Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark has been back on site today and has created this 3D model of Trench X. This… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Day Thirty-Three
Prehistoric seaweed? Maybe. But there’s definitely more art…
Today we have a mysterious object – a very mysterious object.
We told you recently of Jenny’s excellent efforts in… Read more
