Dig Diary – Time Team back on site filming the story of the Ness
Another beautiful, busy day and best of all a productive one! And Time Team are back on site! Read more
Yearly Archive: 2024
Diary extra – day thirty-four in pictures
A selection of today's photographs from Jo Bourne... Read more
Dig Diary – an all too familiar story this season as rain cuts digging short again
After our recent spell of lovely weather, the rain returned today and severely curtailed activity on site. Read more
Dig Diary – over 1,400 visitors on site for final Ness open day
We had 1,425 visitors (give or take a few) on site for the final Ness open day and it was as busy down at the Stenness school. Read more
Ness of Brodgar Trust secures grant from National Lottery Heritage Fund
The Ness of Brodgar Trust has been awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant specifically for work with schools, volunteer development, community workshops and digital resources. Read more
Dig Diary – six buildings represented in one square metre outside Structure Twelve
Just when we thought it couldn't get any worse, the tangled biography of Structure Twelve and its predecessors grew more complex again today. Read more
Dig Diary – clay artefact’s decoration reignites our sense of awe and wonder
Even the most jaded digger was left slack-jawed this morning when a tiny clay object reignited the sense of awe and wonder that comes with a truly spectacular find. Read more
Dig Diary – more evidence of a decommissioning feast for Structure Twenty-Seven?
Outside Structure Twenty-Seven’s north-western corner the animal bone is still coming up in copious quantities. Read more
Diary extra – drone shots of Structure Twenty-Seven
A selection of this afternoon's photographs from Tom O'Brien. Read more
Dig Diary – the earlier buildings just keep coming!
A blustery, but productive, day where the theme was early buildings. Read more
Dig Diary – foundation deposits, decorated stones and a truly spectacular replica axe
We begin today with the story of an axe. A rather beautiful polished stone axe fashioned from a rock we know came from Birsay. Read more
Link: An artist’s legacy – Jeanne Bouza Rose’s visual record of the Ness dig
A link to a new article in Scottish Field magazine featuring Jeanne, one of our artists in residence. Read more
Dig Diary – discovery in Trench Z suggests the ‘Great Wall’ extended to the south-east
A day of incredible finds, not least evidence that suggests the northern boundary wall did indeed extend south-eastwards. Read more
Dig Diary – bone pin in Structure Thirty-Four a rare find for the Ness
The end of another busy day on site, and as we approach the end of week five, it really is a case of heads down as we all aim to achieve the goals for the final season of fieldwork. Read more
