Last week’s pre-excavation lecture, in Kirkwall, by site director Nick Card.
The talk, hosted by the Orkney Archaeology Society, was entitled The Appliance of Science.
Dig Diary – Monday, July 1, 2019
Day One Rain, gales..oh my! We’re back! It hardly seems like ten months since we last saw the wonderful structures at the Ness of Brodgar in all their glory. In fact, our final glimpse last year came as everything was covered over in black plastic sheets held down by many …
We’re back on site for 2019
Ten months have flown past and we’re back on site! It’s a grey, blustery and damp morning and the first task facing the team is the removal of this lot from Trenches J, P (pictured), T and X will begin. If anyone in Orkney has some spare time to come along …
A look back at 2018 – part two…
A second selection of photographs from the 2018 excavation season by UHI photographer Tim Winterburn. Click on the thumbnails for a larger version and move between the pages using the dots at the bottom of the screen.
A look back at 2018 – part one…
With just days to go before we return to the site for another eight weeks, here’s a look back at last year’s season with some superb photographs from UHI photographer Tim Winterburn. Click on the thumbnails for a larger version.
All set for 2019 excavation season…
Archaeologists and volunteers will return to the Ness of Brodgar next week for the thirteenth year of excavation. The covers come off the trenches on July 1, with the site open to the public from July 3, until August 21. While work will continue on each of the buildings, carefully …
Can you help us uncover the site?
With just one week to go before excavation resumes, we’re appealing for help from anyone free on July 1 and 2. To re-open the Ness for the 2019 season, we need to remove the protective layers of black plastic, sandbags and (many) hundreds of tyres. So, if you are in …
Thanks for a great weekend…
Thanks to everyone who helped the Ness of Brodgar at the Highland Park Legacy of the Ness of Brodgar launch this weekend — the Ness volunteer team; the Stenness Community Association and Happy Valley teams in the Ness Cafe; the Highland Park team and the donors of all the prizes …
All welcome to weekend celebration of the Ness at Stenness School
With just over a week to go until we’re back on site, this weekend will see a celebration of all things Ness at the Stenness Community School. Not only will the Highland Park’s Ness of Brodgar’s Legacy 12-year-old malt be launched, but the two-day event will feature a pop-up Ness Museum, Ness-related …
Article link: The Orkney farmer who dug the world-famous Ness of Brodgar – 80 years before anyone else
A link to The Scotsman’s article on Peter Leith: https://www.scotsman.com/heritage/the-orkney-farmer-who-dug-the-world-famous-ness-of-brodgar-80-years-before-anyone-else-1-4951519 See also: 1925 ‘Brodgar stone’ was a taste of things to come
First bottle of Ness whisky raises £300 for dig funds
The first bottle of the limited-edition Ness of Brodgar’s Legacy whisky was auctioned at tonight’s pre-dig lecture and raised £300 for excavation funds. Bidding, which started at £100, was brisk as bidders sought to acquire the bottle, which bore the signatures of the Highland Park’s head distiller and Ness of …
Ness spatulas in the research spotlight…
The spatulate stone tools found at the Ness over the past few years are the subject of a new research project this summer. Archaeology Institute UHI undergraduate Gary Lloyd has been awarded a Carnegie Vacation Scholarship to complete the research, which will focus on the spoon-like artefacts, of which over …
‘The First Digger at the Ness of Brodgar’
A new blog post from Pat Long: https://www.aboutorkney.com/2019/06/15/the-first-digger-at-the-ness-of-brodgar/