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‘The First Digger at the Ness of Brodgar’

Monday, June 17, 2019 (10:30 AM)

A new blog post from Pat Long: https://www.aboutorkney.com/2019/06/15/the-first-digger-at-the-ness-of-brodgar/

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Please note: The fieldwork element of the Ness of Brodgar project ended in August 2024 and the excavation site is now closed to the public. Our focus is now on post-excavation analysis.

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