Aerial shots from Day Thirty-Four
A selection of drone shots from yesterday from Professor Scott Pike.
Farewell Bryn . . . you will be missed by all
We are very sad to announce, after battling a long illness, the passing away of Bryn, the director’s site dog and the real director of the Ness. He will be missed by us all, and by all the visitors to the Ness who he met and greeted in his own special way. Bryn would be there in …
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 15, 2019
Day Thirty-Four Paperwork, plans and finds With just days to go until the 2019 excavation draws to a close, the site was abuzz with activity today. Needless to say, with an excavation as complex as the Ness much of this involved paperwork, but there was still considerable excavation activity going …
Decorated stone covered today’s animal bone deposit
As mentioned in today’s dig diary, Bruce lifted a flagstone beside one of the standing stones flanking the entrance to Structure Twelve to reveal a large spread of animal bone. It came as no surprise to see that the flagstone had been decorated with the same triangular motifs found elsewhere …
More images of today’s incised stone
Four more photographs of the incised stone found in the cell outside Structure Twelve’s eastern entrance today. Click on any image for a larger version.
An aquatic attraction at the Ness
For a few days now this little character has been spotted regularly from the excavation site, swimming around the banks of the Harray loch. The otter seems to be as fascinated by us as we are of it – and today came out of the water close to our finds …
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Day Thirty-Three ‘Compulsive building, re-building, alteration and improvement’ After the massive cleaning exercise for yesterday’s photo sessions, the Ness is looking magnificent today in the sunshine. The buildings are sharply delineated, making their outlines even easier to see for the visitors who continue to flock to the site in large …
Time is running out for free tours of the Ness dig
With the 2019 drawing to a close next Friday, August 23, 2019, there’s not much time left if you want to take advantage of our free site tours. The last public tour of the season is at 3pm next Wednesday, August 21, and the site closes to the public at …
Some of the fruits of our labours…
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.
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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 …
Trench P from above – preview shots
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 …
Dig Diary – Monday, August 12, 2019
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 …
Volunteers needed to help cover the site
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 …
