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
Category: Excavation
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
Dig Diary Extra – Saturday, July 18, 2015
The site from above . . .
Ness of Brodgar Excavation Site
Yesterday, we showcased some of the superb photographs captured by Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark, using his kite camera — … Read more
Ness of Brodgar on BBC Radio Scotland
The Ness of Brodgar excavation featured on this morning’s BBC Radio Scotland programme Out of Doors. Click here to access (available for 29 days, from today).… Read more
Dig diary – Friday, July 17, 2015
Day Ten
Proof the sky is blue, sometimes . . .
Once again apologies for the weather, which has stopped play for today — it’s just too treacherous for diggers,… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 16, 2015
Day Nine
Good news and bad . . .
It seems to have become traditional to begin with the weather, so we are happy to report that today has been… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 15
Day Eight
We’re working in sunshine . . .
Today is beautifully sunny with balmy breezes and everyone is in a good mood. There is not the slightest hint of precipitation… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Day Seven
Okay, let’s get the weather out the way as soon as possible. It’s nice, there’s no precipitation and everyone seems happy, until Friday at least. And now for… Read more
