Incised stone from Structure Twelve’s eastern entrance
Working around the entrance to Structure Twelve there is a key rule…
… all stone removed from the area must be washed and checked for incised marks. And it’s a… Read more
Monthly Archive: August 2019
Dig Diary Extra – closer views of Structure Seventeen incised stone
A few photographs of sections of the incised stone recovered from Structure Seventeen on July 25.
The slab features four bands of decoration, but areas appear to have been worn away while… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 5, 2019
Day Twenty-Six
Meanwhile, over in Cupmark Corner…
We woke up this morning to the sound of torrential rain lashing the rooftops of Orkney.
Which means, of course, that it was… Read more
Macehead fragment – post-conservation
Not all finds from the Ness are in immaculate condition, as these newly received pictures of a macehead fragment, post-conservation, show.
Compare this badly damaged artefact with the condition of… Read more
Another goodie from Trench X
We mentioned yesterday that in the closing minutes of the day, an axehead/macehead blank was found in the same area as the spectacular macehead earlier in the day.
Here is the… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, August 2, 2019
Day Twenty-Five
Hearths, heating and Neolithic cuisine…
Hearths, heating and Neolithic cuisine were the focus of much of the work on site today.
Dr Cathy Batt, and her son and… Read more
Day Twenty-Four in pictures…
A selection of pictures from today from Jo Bourne and Sigurd Towrie.
As usual, click on any image for a larger version.… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 1, 2019
Day Twenty-Four
STOP PRESS – As seems to be typical this week, in the final minutes of work today, an axehead/macehead blank came up in the same area as this… Read more
A taste of things to come…
It’s been a frantically busy day on site today – but also an incredibly exciting one.
We’re busily putting together today’s dig diary and gathering hundreds of photographs from all… Read more
