Time Team Special to premiere in Orkney ahead of return to the Ness
Time Team's new special on the final season of digging at the Ness will be premiered in Orkney on July 3. Read more
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Video: Comparing rock art…
Dr Antonia Thomas, from the UHI Archaeology Institute, features in a new Time Team video on prehistoric rock art, contrasting that found on Ilkley Moor with the Neolithic carvings in Orkney and the Ness of Brodgar. Read more
Ness number one in John Gater’s top five discoveries
Time Team's geophysics expert, Dr John Gater, counts down the five discoveries he believes have transformed the world of archaeology - the moments where geophysics stole the show. Read more
Nick on the Ness in new Time Team podcast
Ahead of this summer's exploratory excavation, project director Nick Card is featured in the new Time Team news podcast, introducing the site and explaining its significance. Read more
2026 dig dates confirmed
The dates for the Time Team-funded excavation at the Ness of Brodgar have been confirmed and the dig will be open to visitors, on weekdays, between Tuesday, July 7 and Thursday, July 30, 2026. Read more
We’re back on site! Time Team dig plans confirmed for 2026
Plans announced for a four-week targeted excavation in 2026 following Time Team ground-penetrating radar results. Read more
A sneak peek at Time Team’s initial GPR results
Time Team’s ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the Ness excavation is done and dusted. Read more
Time Team’s early GPR results surpass John Gater’s expectations
At the end of day one of Time Team's ground penetrating radar survey of the Ness site the preliminary results have already surpassed John Gater's expectations. Read more
Time Team back on site along with new pottery triage volunteers
Week two of the pottery triage project also saw Time Team's Dr John Gater back on site... Read more
Geophysics day three – thumbs up from Time Team’s John Gater
Day three and we've made great progress as well as welcoming our first group of trainees to site. Read more
Video: Time Team at the Knowe of Swandro
Time Team's John Gater at the Knowe of Swandro dig in Rousay. Read more
Lochside find for Time Team’s John
We’ve had a few finds from the loch sides - polished stone axes and pottery - but the latest emerged last Friday. Found by none other that Time Team’s John Gater. Read more
Dig Diary – Time Team back on site filming the story of the Ness
Another beautiful, busy day and best of all a productive one! And Time Team are back on site! Read more
Time Team geophysicist hails Ness discovery the highlight of his career
Geophysicist John Gater describes the discovery of the Ness of Brodgar as "the main highlight of his career" in the new edition of Time Team's monthly online news. Read more
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
