2007 excavation report now available to download

The next in our series of Data Structure Reports (DSRs) is now available, with the 2007 document free to download here.

A DSR is a technical excavation report – an intermediate summary to define the results, initial interpretation and questions that assist developing in post-excavation analysis and subsequent strategy.

It must be stressed that the document is report of its day and our interpretation of the site has evolved considerably over the last two decades.

In 2007, excavation saw Trench J extended to reveal more of what we now know to be Structure Five.

This operation also revealed the scale of the northern boundary wall, confirming it to be over four metres wide. Two new trenches (M and N) were opened to confirm the extent of the wall and that it ran the width of the isthmus.

Measuring 20 metres square, Trench P was opened over Structure One to uncover the full extent of the building and to explore its relationships with other elements on site.

DSRs from subsequent seasons will follow over the coming months so you can see how the Ness excavation developed and our ideas changed.