Link: A summer of excavation – photographs from Tim Winterburn
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Category: Excavation
Dig Diary – It’s all over for another year
Day Thirty-Three
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Well, it has arrived. The end of excavation for this year.
The black plastic sheeting and the tyres have been moved into position for… Read more
Dig Diary Extra – Trench J in 3d
A new annotated 3d model of Trench J, featuring Structure Five and the northern boundary wall.… Read more
Dig Diary – Bone deposit outside Twenty-Seven brings Structure Ten’s decommissioning to mind
Day Thirty-Two
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Where does the time go?
After what seems like the blink of an eye, today was the penultimate day of archaeological work on site.… Read more
Dig Diary – Spatulate stone tool recovered from Structure Twenty-Seven
Day Thirty-One
Monday, August 15, 2022
We have managed to escape the thunder and lightning which rattled parts of Orkney over the weekend but the rather eerie aftermath has been… Read more
Dig Diary – Fond farewells and another ‘butterfly’ from Structure Ten
Day Thirty
Friday, August 12, 2022
Today is the last day of our penultimate week and it means that we must say goodbye to a number of friends and colleagues… Read more
Dig Diary – Photography, planning and racing against time
Day Twenty-Nine
Thursday, August 11, 2022
After an incredibly busy day on site, we must apologise tonight for a very, very truncated diary.
It has been all go since we… Read more
Trench J flyaround
Professor Scott Pike’s end-of-season drone flight around Trench J, showing Structure Five and the “Great Wall of Brodgar“.… Read more
Dig Diary – All hands on deck for pre-photography cleaning sessions
Day Twenty-Eight
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
For all those fed-up with Ness weather reports – look away now!
For all those who are kinder souls, who care deeply about the… Read more
Dig Diary – A polished stone axe that looks decidedly like a macehead
Day Twenty-Seven
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
You can always rely on the Ness to wait till the end of the day before yielding an artefact that, quite literally, takes your… Read more
Dig Diary – A timber building beneath Structure Five?
Day Twenty-Six
Monday, August 8, 2022
We’ll start today with one of our least favourite, but most frequent, subjects.
You’ve guessed – it’s the weather.
It is not our fault… Read more
