Ness of Brodgar at Current Archaeology Live!
Ness of Brodgar site director Nick Card is one of the speakers at this weekend’s Current Archaeology Live! conference and awards.
The annual conference, which is taking place online… Read more
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Online lecture – The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project and the Durrington Walls Pits Circle
The Society of Antiquaries of London lecture, The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project and the Durrington Walls Pits Circle, by Professor Vincent Gaffney.
The Stonehenge Landscape Project has carried out… Read more
Celebrate the equinox with a talk from the dig director
To celebrate the vernal equinox, the beginning of spring, we will be posting a new lecture by Nick about the Ness, on Saturday, March 20.
We’ve been unable to make… Read more
Ness book declared ‘a stunning accomplishment’
The Ness of Brodgar interim monograph has been hailed a “stunning accomplishment” by Mike Pitts, editor of British Archaeology magazine.
In his review in the March/April issue, he highlights that… Read more
An archaeological best-seller: first print of Ness monograph sold out
Less than two months since its launch, a second print of our interim monograph, The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands, is under way.
Demand for the title has been… Read more
Another happy contributor…
It’s been a strange year – of that there is no doubt – and we’ve reached the end of 2020.
Although it will be remembered for the things we couldn’t… Read more
Rhind Lectures 2020: Number 4
Making sense of funerary monuments and funerary practices
In this year’s Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’s annual Rhind lectures, Dr Alison Sheridan is bringing together the most up-to-date research… Read more
Textile evidence from the Ness among Scotland’s ‘most groundbreaking archaeological discoveries’ of 2020
Evidence of a woven Neolithic textile found during post-excavation work at the Ness has been named one of Scotland’s “most groundbreaking discoveries of 2020”.
The Covid pandemic has had a… Read more
2020 Rhind lectures focus on Neolithic Scotland
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’s annual Rhind lectures begin tomorrow, Sunday, and this year the focus is firmly on the Neolithic.
From December 13 until December 18, Dr Alison… Read more
Two new Ness-inspired bowls for sale – SOLD
Both pieces have now been sold – thank you for your support
Two new unique pieces by woodturner Michael Sinclair are now available to buy.
The Ness benefits from their… Read more
Glowing review in ‘Current Archaeology’
If you had any doubts about purchasing a copy our new volume, The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands, then you should read the glowing review in the latest edition… Read more
Covid uncertainty remains over 2021 Ness excavation season
With 2020 drawing to a close, we have been receiving queries from visitors and interested volunteers about the 2021 excavation season.
Unfortunately, due to the ongoing restrictions surrounding Covid-19, we… Read more
Book review: ‘The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands’
Book review by Dr Howie Firth MBE, director of the Orkney International Science Festival.
It was a spring ploughing that did it, in Ola and Arnie Tait’s field at Brodgar… Read more
Video: Book launch event and talk
After months of hard work, the Ness of Brodgar interim monograph was launched at a special, socially distanced, event in Kirkwall last night.
Discovered in 2003, excavation at the… Read more
Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands – contents
Excavation at the Ness of Brodgar began in 2005 and The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands features contributions from University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute staff as… Read more
A Ness team stalwart and a true gentleman – farewell Fraser…
We were deeply saddened to learn that one of our regular team members, Fraser Dixon, has passed away.
Fraser was one of our regular “meet-and-greet” volunteers during the summer excavation… Read more
One-off woodturned pieces on offer to benefit Ness excavation fund
UPDATE: This piece has been sold. Watch this space for further Ness collaborations in the coming months
Michael Sinclair, Orcadian, member of the Register of Professional Woodturners, makes exquisite and… Read more
Christmas last posting dates reminder
Last order dates for delivery before Christmas 2020 are:
Australia and New Zealand: December 1, 2020
Rest of the world: December 8, 2020
UK/Ireland: December 16, 2020.
We’ll process orders… Read more
Fundraising Christmas gifts unique to the Ness of Brodgar
The Ness of Brodgar has an on-line shop, accessed here.
The goods on sale are all unique to the Ness of Brodgar. Each takes its inspiration from the Ness and… Read more
Looking forward to our new book
Nick and Anne introduce our forthcoming interim monograph, The Ness of Brodgar: As it Stands.
Due for release on November 18, 2020.… Read more
