The Ness of Brodgar Excavations

Cleaning Trench P from top to bottom was completed today and the photography sessions began in earnest. Here are some of the images from Professor Scott Pike. Click on any image for a larger version.  

Day Thirty-Two More cleaning and photography Not much to report today – cleaning continued in Trench P in preparation for this afternoon’s marathon photography session. And when complete the buildings looked truly stunning. And talking of photography, we were delighted to welcome National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson back on site …

For the first time in years, all of Trench P has been completely uncovered and cleaned thoroughly ahead of overhead photography tomorrow. The cleaning work will be finished tomorrow morning ready for photography to begin. In the meantime, here are a few preview shots from this evening from Professor Scott …

Day Thirty-One Clean-up operation in Trench P It’s been an incredibly busy day on site, with the efforts of all remaining 60 plus diggers diverted to a massive clean-up of Trench P, ahead of photography tomorrow and the creation of new 3D models. With all hands on deck to make …

It’s that time again. With just eight days left of the 2019 excavation, we’re looking for some hardy volunteers to help us cover the site. By next Wednesday, August 21, the digging will be done and work will start to cover the entire site with huge sheets of black plastic …

Day Thirty Wind, puzzling structures and a Neolithic bull! To be honest today has been a bit of a struggle. The day started grey and windy and became very windy indeed. It’s no comfort that the whole country seems afflicted by gales and storms. We are all outdoors and that …

As we mentioned earlier, Professor Scott Pike launched his drone for record shots of Trench T as well as Structure One. Here are a few of the day’s photographs. Click on any image for a larger version.

A few photographs from today by Jo Bourne and Sigurd Towrie. Click the images for larger versions.

The light this morning was slightly better than yesterday, so here’s a few more pictures of easily reached sections of the incised flagstone found in the cell outside Structure Twelve’s eastern entrance. 

Day Twenty-Nine More ‘cupmarks’ and a momentous occasion We reached a momentous landmark today! As we near the end of our 12th year of major excavation, our 40,000th small find was recorded today after the discovery of yet another decorated stone from the exterior of Structure Twelve’s eastern entrance. There, …

Another difficult stone to photograph – not only because of the light this afternoon but its sheer size. But hopefully this will give an idea of the number of incision and motifs incorporated on its surface.