The Ness of Brodgar Project

Sunday, August 6, 2023

Only a few days left to catch exhibition of Ness artwork in Stromness

A reminder that there’s only a few days left to see artist-in-residence Jeanne Rose‘s exhibition of Ness artwork in Stromness. Over the Edge: Paint and Brush Between Trowel and Stone… Read more

Art Hut

Saturday, August 5, 2023

From the Art Hut – ‘Marks of Reverence’

I’m Diane Eagles an art psychotherapist and artist. I’m now in my final year of the online MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology course at the UHI Archaeology Institute, which I’m… Read more

Excavation

Friday, August 4, 2023

Dig Diary – Welcome return of Time Team member who discovered the Ness complex

Excavation under way in Structure Twenty-Seven’s south-western end. (📷 Sigurd Towrie) Day Twenty-FiveFriday, August 4, 2023 John Gater – of Time Team fame – back on site, 21 years after… Read more

Excavation

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Dig Diary – Wooden fragments recovered from two Ness structures

Two of the timber fragments under the microscope. (📷 Jen Miller) Day Twenty-FourThursday, August 3, 2023 Regular readers will know that the preservation of organic material at the Ness is… Read more

Excavation / Post-excavation

Thursday, August 3, 2023

The F-word revisited

An update on project funding from Ness project officer Anne Mitchell. Read more

Excavation

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Dig Diary – Structure Thirty-Nine is no more but Twenty is getting bigger

Today’s decorated stone – found by Tristan in Structure One. (📷 Sigurd Towrie) Day Twenty-ThreeWednesday, August 2, 2023 Just a few days after it was given a name, Structure Thirty-Nine… Read more

Excavation

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Diary Extra – Drone shots of Structures Ten and Twenty-Seven

A selection of photographs from today’s drone sessions. Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike) Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike) Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike) Interior of Ten, with Twenty bottom left.… Read more

Excavation

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Dig Diary – More decorated stone, pottery and unravelling the story of the ‘rockery with a roof’

A day of perfect weather, revelations and incredible finds. Read more

3D Model / Structures

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Diary Extra – 3d model shows where three structures meet

Another new model from Paul Durdin, showing the small, but complex, area, beside Structure Twelve’s western, central pier. Where buildings like Twelve have been built over the top of earlier… Read more

Excavation

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Diary Extra – Day Twenty-Two in pictures

A small selection of images from across the site today. Read more

Excavation

Monday, July 31, 2023

Dig Diary – A new week and the christening of a new building!

Day Twenty-One Monday, July 31, 2023 Another new week – the start of the fifth of this year’s excavation season. And with it came a new intake of… Read more

3D Model / Ceramics

Monday, July 31, 2023

Diary Extra – 3d model of complete Grooved Ware pot

A new 3d model from Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin - this one showing the beautiful, and apparently intact Grooved Ware pot found between Structures Twenty-Nine and One on Thursday afternoon. Read more

Excavation

Monday, July 31, 2023

Diary Extra – Day Twenty-One in pictures

A small selection of the photographs taken by Jo Bourne, all across the site, today. Click on any image to enlarge and to show captions.… Read more

Excavation

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Dig Diary – Sunshine brings out the crowds for annual Ness open day

Open Day 2023 gets under way on site this morning. (📷 Jo Bourne) Day TwentySunday, July 30, 2023 We truly couldn’t have wished for better conditions for an open day.… Read more

New 3d model of the Great Wall of Brodgar

3D Model / Excavation

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Latest 3d model shows all the Great Wall’s newly excavated section

Earlier in the season, Trench J’s supervisor, Paul Durdin, created a 3d model of the outer face of the northern boundary wall – the so-called “Great Wall of Brodgar”.… Read more

Exhibition

Friday, July 28, 2023

Exhibition of Ness artwork opens in Stromness

An exhibition of work created by Ness artist-in-residence Jeanne Rose opens in Stromness tomorrow, Saturday, July 29. Entitled Over the Edge: Paint and Brush Between Trowel and Stone at the… Read more