Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Day Twenty-Seven
That’s all folks…until next year
Well, that is the end of the dig at the Ness of Brodgar for another 10.5 months.
With good luck, and the generosity… Read more
Monthly Archive: August 2011
Dig Diary – Monday, August 22, 2011
Day Twenty-Six
A day of sunshine and showers, which accurately reflects the mood of the team today.
Lots of interesting work remains to be done, although most of it involves… Read more
Dig Diary – Sunday, August 21, 2011
Day Twenty-Five
Today was open day on the Ness, and people came from far and wide to see the amazing structures and artefacts from 5,000 years ago.
Truly, the folk… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 18, 2011
Day Twenty-Four
Slowly but surely, excavation at the Ness is declining in pace and in scope.
Not through any lack of energy or commitment on the part of the staff… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Day Twenty-Three
A momentous day
We have dredged the bottom of our bucket of superlatives in order to describe what has been happening on the Ness in days past, and… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Day Twenty-Two
Another hot day on the Ness, and an even hotter one in the trenches.
Structure Fourteen turned out to be particularly sizzling today. A thin deposit of clay… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 15, 2011
Day Twenty-One
It is the beginning of week five – which is an alarming thought.
Only this week and next to crack on with uncovering as many of the secrets… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, August 12, 2011
Day Twenty
A new ‘Comet Stone’
Here is a question for all you blog readers out there in the archaeosphere. Was Halley’s Comet visible in the skies above Orkney in… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 11, 2011
Day Nineteen
The infernal Orkney wind caused problems on the Ness today, drying the surface of soil and midden and sending it flying over previously cleaned sections.
Frankly, it made… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Day Eighteen
STOP PRESS: Mike has finally found wall lines while investigating the area of the presumed, and long anticipated, entrance to Structure Ten!
However, they are not what we… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Day Seventeen
And the rains have cleared – hoorah!
It’s not quite a balmy and sultry day, but at least it’s mainly dry and waterproofs have been replaced by just… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 8, 2011
Day Sixteen
Experiencing an Orcadian summer…
Think, March of the Penguins.
On a gale-battered, rain-swept, foam swept Ness of Brodgar this morning, 40 or so diggers huddled together in a… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, August 5, 2011
Day FifteenThe roof tiles keep coming . . .The howls of anguish from Structure Eight could be heard all over the site!After toiling through the detailed recording, and removal, of… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 4, 2011
Day Fourteen
Eureka!
There is nothing more satisfying than solving a problem.
This morning, Hugo was standing on the edge of Structure Fourteen, contemplating the… Read more
