Vote now! Ness in the running for two Current Archaeology Awards
We’re delighted to announce that the Ness of Brodgar is in the running for two titles at the 2024 Current Archaeology Awards. Read more
Category: News
Donation from artwork sales give Ness funds a welcome £2k boost
Ness funds received a welcome boost today, with a £2,000 donation from one of our artists in residence, Jeanne Rose. Read more
Woolly open day regulars are the focus of a new book
Jane Cooper first brought some of her Boreray sheep to a Ness of Brodgar Open Day in 2019. She has now written a book on the breed. Read more
The archaeology around the Ness and further afield…
A housekeeping update, bringing all our articles on the sites around the Ness, and beyond, together into easier to navigate indexes:
Archaeology around the Ness
Archaeology further afield… Read more
Time Team geophysicist hails Ness of Brodgar discovery the highlight of his career
Geophysicist John Gater describes the discovery of the Ness of Brodgar as “the main highlight of his career” in the new edition of Time Team‘s monthly online news.
John,… Read more
Dates set for 2024 dig – the final season of excavation at the Ness
August 2023: Excavation in Trench T. (📷 Doug Plummer)
The dates for next year’s excavation – the final season of fieldwork at the Ness – have been set.
Provided our… Read more
Trench P 3d model in Sketchfab’s top ten
We were delighted to hear today that Paul Durdin’s 3d model of Trench P – created in August 2023 – is in Sketchfab’s top ten this week.
If you’ve not… Read more
Link: ‘Two last summers at the Ness of Brodgar’
The end of fieldwork at the Ness in 2024 and plans for the future are the subject of a new blog post from NorthLink Ferries.
Magnus Dixon interviewed Nick and… Read more
New and updated interpretation boards available to download
Our 2023 excavation season kicks off in less than a fortnight and when we return to site there will be a plethora of new and updated information panels for visitors.… Read more
Annual pre-dig lecture recorded for OAS website
A sure sign that the return to site is not far away is dig director Nick Card’s annual talk in Kirkwall.
The Orkney Archaeology Society lecture – Structure Twelve: The… Read more
Explore the archaeology of the Ness as part of 2023 Orkney Science Festival
Site director Nick Card will lead an off-season walk around the Ness of Brodgar excavation site in September as part of the 2023 Orkney International Science Festival.
The festival runs… Read more
Orkney Archaeology Society’s 2023 review now available to buy
A summary of last season’s excavation is among the Ness-related articles featured in the new 2023 Orkney Archaeology Society annual review. Read more
Ness colour inspires new Neolithic research project
One of the “painted” stones from the Ness of Brodgar, showing the use of red and yellow pigment. (📷 ORCA)
An example of one of the coloured pot sherds from… Read more
Appeal for Meet-and-Greeters to cover this summer’s excavation
Do you live in Orkney and interested in volunteering on the Meet-and-Greet team at the Ness of Brodgar? Or maybe you live further afield but like the idea?
The Meet-and-Greet… Read more
Ness dig ending in 2024 when focus shifts to post-excavation work
Since excavation began we have welcomed – and are indebted to – hundreds of volunteers who have helped with the work.
However, next year’s dig team is already in place… Read more
Tour Guide of the Year accolade at inaugural Orkney Tourism Awards
The Ness of Brodgar picked up the award for Tour Guide of the Year at Saturday’s inaugural Orkney Tourism Awards in Kirkwall.
Organised by Destination Orkney, 13 awards were presented… Read more
Neolithic house societies in Orkney – download book for free
The 2016 book detailing the Cuween-Wideford Neolithic Landscape project, entitled The Development of Neolithic House Societies in Orkney: Investigations in the Bay of Firth, Mainland, Orkney (1994–2014) is available as a free PDF from Oxbow books. Read more
‘Landscapes Revealed’ shortlisted for Current Archaeology Book of the Year
The UHI Archaeology Institute’s book Landscapes Revealed: geophysical survey in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Area, 2002-2011 has been nominated for Book of the Year in the Current… Read more
Ness dig helps earn Orkney a place on Best UK Places to visit list
Next year’s excavation at the Ness of Brodgar is among the attractions that have earned Orkney a place on the “15 best places to visit in the UK in 2023”.… Read more
2023 excavation dates set
2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the first building at the Ness of Brodgar and we’re delighted to confirm that the dates for next year’s excavation have been… Read more
2022 excavation at the Ness commended in Scottish Parliament
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament welcoming the successful completion of another excavation season at the Ness of Brodgar.
This is the third time… Read more
Link: Prehistoric Orkney grain sheds light on Neolithic farming in Scotland
Our UHI Archaeology Institute colleagues Dr Antonia Thomas and Dan Lee are the co-authors of a new paper published in the journal Antiquity.
Between 2006 and 2013, Antonia and Dan… Read more
