More coloured pottery from the Ness
The remarkable Neolithic ceremonial site at the Ness of Brodgar has a habit of springing surprises on those who work there.
Ceramics specialist Roy Towers from the Archaeology Institute of… Read more
Category: News
Turning a petrosphere…
Long-time supporters of the Ness Michael and Sara Sinclair have posted a video showing the creation of one of their wooden petropsheres.
The auction of one of Michael’s stunning brass petrospheres… Read more
Orkney – The Queen’s Isles
(Since posting this, we’ve learned it is not available to viewers outside Europe. Sorry to our non-European followers)
A beautiful documentary on Orkney, from ARTE.
The film-makers visited the Ness… Read more
Decorated stone fragment recovered from flotation residues
Eagle-eyed Cecily has recovered another beautiful find from the flotation residues. After last week’s tiny bead, this time she has found a small fragment of thin flagstone, unusually decorated on both… Read more
Ness’s smallest bead measures just 2mm in diameter
Sometimes it’s the small things that astound — like this tiny stone bead discovered today.
Measuring circa 2mm in diameter, the bead must have taken a steady hand and a… Read more
Dig director bound for China
Ness of Brodgar site director Nick Card is bound for China next week, to take part in a workshop on heritage management.
Nick will travel to Xi’an for the event… Read more
New article ponders the mystery of carved stone balls
Ness director Nick Card is pictured (right) in an article in the latest edition of British Archaeology magazine on the enigmatic carved stone balls of Scotland.
Over 200 carved stone… Read more
3D printing the Ness of Brodgar
At the end of last season, we mentioned the tremendous work done by Jim Bright, our photogrammetry expert, and Mark Newton, who produces wonderful physical 3D models from his printer.… Read more
Helping inspire a new generation of archaeologists
An important element of the Ness of Brodgar excavations is allowing people to experience the site, the artefacts found to date and keeping everyone up to date with the latest… Read more
Volunteers – the dig’s unsung heroes
Over the years, you will have read about many of the volunteers who make the eight-week excavation season happen. They dig, work on finds, run the shop, meet and greet… Read more
A look back to 1966…
Nothing specifically Ness related in this brilliant piece of film,, but some lovely views of Skara Brae, Maeshowe and the Ring of Brodgar.
https://tv.nrk.no/serie/sommerbrev-fra-vesterled/FOLA66001166/27-09-1966… Read more
From the Art Hut
This year the Art Hut was upgraded from the wooden shed of last year to a large portacabin generously supplied by Orkney Aggregates – and the number of artists increased… Read more
The Ness in the news…
Some links to recent news stories and articles:
Elisabeth Holder – Working Away
British Archaeology Magazine – the printed magazine features a review of Woody Musgrove’s new book, Ness of… Read more
‘Milk, Beef and Beer’
Feast
Diane Eagles – Artist in residence
Three ritual feasting vessels, entitled Milk, Beef and Beer, are endowed with symbolic references to Neolithic ceramics and the Ness of Brodgar.
They are… Read more
How the Ness is helping inspire a new generation of archaeologists
The dig this year is being closely followed from all the way down in Adelaide, South Australia.
Scotch College is a co-educational independent school with strong Scottish foundations established in… Read more
Open Day – from above!
A few shots of the site, and one of the Ring of Brodgar, from Professor Scott Pike’s drone this morning…… Read more
Jeanne Rose – Inspired by the Ness
Jeanne Rose is one of this year’s artists in residence. Here she shares the inspiration behind a few of her Neolithic-inspired artwork.… Read more
