Dig Diary – Friday, July 29, 2011
Day Ten
A rather lengthy addition to our web diary today, in recognition of the “Day of Archaeology 2011”.
Check out www.dayofarchaeology.com for more details – hope you enjoy!
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Monthly Archive: July 2011
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 28, 2011
Day Nine
Behold the “Brodgar Boy”
In addition to the pot discovered in Structure Fourteen, Hilary, a volunteer from Cheshire, has made a very exciting discovery – a ceramic piece… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Day Eight
And suddenly summer is here – sun, a light breeze and no midges – heaven! And what a day of archaeology to accompany this fine weather.
Structure Ten… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Day Seven
A quiet day in many respects, and certainly as far as the weather is concerned. It was calm, and grey and warm all day, and this brought with… Read more
Ness of Brodgar – Preliminary Phasing
The complexities, depth of stratigraphy (perhaps over three metres overall) and the extraordinary preservation of the Ness of Brodgar complex makes an understanding of the phasing of this remarkable site… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 25, 2011
Day Six
Already the start of week two – how the time flies when enjoying oneself!
The site already seems transformed from last Monday, when it was first uncovered.
With… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 22, 2011
Day Five
Hold the presses once again – the announcement of the discovery of the new painted stone may have been a bit premature!
This morning, in the cold light… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 21, 2011
Day Four
STOP PRESS – as seems to happen every day five minutes just before we pack up, something extraordinary turns up – today another painted stone! More to follow… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Day Three
This morning began with finishing the cleaning back in all of the structures on site, freshening the soil, removing dust and debris from the stones and generally making… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Day Two
The day began with an early morning tour of the site by Nick Card, the site director, re-acquainting old hands with the layout and thrilling the new diggers,… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, July 18, 2011
Day One
It hardly seems like a year ago since we bade you all farewell and here we are, back again, to further investigate the enigma that is the Ness… Read more
