The Ness of Brodgar Project

Triage volunteers recording pottery sherds of all shapes and sizes

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 (5:50 PM)

It's all go at the start of week five of the 2025 pottery triage project. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
It’s all go at the start of week five of the 2025 pottery triage project. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)

Our pottery triage project has entered its fifth week with our hardy volunteers slowly but steadily working through the thousands of ceramic sherds recovered from Trench T over the years.

This week has already produced a mixed bag of finds – from the rough and ready to the exquisitely crafted.

Falling squarely in the latter category is the vessel Ceiridwen has been working on – a delicate piece of pottery from Structure Twenty-Seven with some beautiful applied and decorated cordons.

Beautifully decorated pottery sherd. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Beautifully decorated pottery sherd. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Ceiridwen working on the pottery sherds from small find 11809. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Ceiridwen and the decorated sherd. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Ceiridwen and the decorated sherd. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Pieces from the same vessel being cleaned by Sarah - a huge Neolithic pot, the remains of which are also in the tray and box behind. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Pieces from the same huge Neolithic vessel being cleaned by Sarah. As well as the sherds on the two trays, the remainder are in the tray and box behind. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
More pieces of Sarah's huge pot. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
More pieces of Sarah’s huge pot. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Decorated pot sherds. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Decorated pot sherds. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Pottery sherds with encrusted food residue on the interior. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Pottery sherds with encrusted food residue on the interior. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)

Pottery sherds with encrusted food residue on the interior. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)

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