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Diary Extra – Cleaning continues…

Thursday, August 10, 2023 (8:24 PM)

A few images from the marathon cleaning session ahead of today’s photography session.

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Cleaning Trench J. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)

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Please note: The fieldwork element of the Ness of Brodgar project ended in August 2024 and the excavation site is now closed to the public. Our focus is now on post-excavation analysis and publication.

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