Time Team back on site along with new pottery triage volunteers

Today's pottery volunteers at the start of week two of the ceramics triage project. .(đź“· Sigurd Towrie)
Today’s pottery volunteers at the start of week two of the ceramics triage project. .(đź“· Sigurd Towrie)

There certainly no sign of anything resembling a heatwave here in Orkney but the volunteers on our six-week pottery triage project were dry and cosy today, while the wind and rain buffeted the site.

Week two got under way with a few “new”, but familiar, faces joining last week’s volunteers.

The team are working through the Ness’ massive ceramics assemblage, cleaning, recording and photographing each sherd of prehistoric pottery.

Ceramics specialist Roy examines a beautiful little decorated rim sherd found by Tish this afternoon. (đź“· Sigurd Towrie)
Ceramics specialist Roy examines a beautiful little decorated rim sherd found by Tish this afternoon. (đź“· Sigurd Towrie)
Close-up of Tish's pot rim from the midden deposits over Trench T. (đź“· Sigurd Towrie)
Close-up of Tish’s pot rim from the midden deposits over Trench T. (đź“· Sigurd Towrie)

Time Team – well, some of them – were also back on site today, preparing to survey the site using ground penetrating radar (GPR). That work will begin in earnest tomorrow and we’ll have more details then.

Time Team's Dr John Gater and Mike Langton, assisted by Lucy, fitting the GPR gear to the rear of the quad-bike for a trial run. (đź“· Sigurd Towrie)
Time Team‘s Dr John Gater and Mike Langton, assisted by Lucy, fitting the GPR gear to the rear of the quad-bike for a trial run. (đź“· Sigurd Towrie)

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