Big bones, a big pot and another extension for Trench J
Dig Diary – Day Eight
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Extending a trench is no small matter.
It’s really only justified if you have a pressing question which needs answering, and… Read more
Category: Excavation
Drain delving in Structure Twelve
Dig Diary – Day Seven
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
After an afternoon of rain yesterday, day seven dawned brightly and the sun shone all day.
Don’t worry. We’re not going… Read more
Extending the trench outside Structure Twelve
Dig Diary – Day Six
Monday, July 5, 2021
One of the joys of post-lockdown digging is meeting old friends and colleagues, and today we welcomed back Structure Twelve supervisor… Read more
An entrance to Structure Ten’s outer passageway?
Day Five - An entrance to Structure Ten's outer passageway? Read more
Tracing the path of Structure Thirty-Two
Day Three: Tracing the path of Structure Thirty-Two Read more
Cleaning, geophysics and a trench extension
Day Two: Cleaning, geophysics and a trench extension Read more
Back on site and ready for some serious archaeology
Day One: Back on site and ready for some serious archaeology.
We’re back! After two, long and frustrating years life has returned to the Ness of Brodgar. Read more
Buildings through time: Structure Twenty-Seven
For the next in our series looking at the excavation of each major building on site over time, we jump across to Trench T and the enigmatic Structure Twenty-Seven.
See… Read more
Buildings through time: Structure Twenty-Six
The next in our series looking at the excavation of each major building on site over time focuses on the smaller and later Structure Twenty-Six.
The excavation of Structure Twenty-Six… Read more
Buildings through time: Structure Fourteen
The latest in our series looking at the excavation of each major building over time focuses on Structure Fourteen.
See also
3D model of Structure Fourteen: 2016
3D model of… Read more
Buildings through time: Structure Eight
The latest in our series looking at the excavation of each major building over time focuses on Structure Eight.
See also
Video – Structure Eight from above.… Read more
Buildings through time: Structure Ten
Photographs of Structure Ten under excavation over the years. Read more
