Diary Extra – Cleaning continues…
A few images from the marathon cleaning session ahead of today’s photography session.Click on any image for larger versions.… Read more
Category: Excavation
Diary Extra – 3d model of Trench T’s timber plank
Another new model from Trench J supervisor Paul Durdin.Organic materials do not survive well in the acidic soil conditions at the Ness of Brodgar, so the regular appearance of very… Read more
Dig Diary – Timber plank hailed our ‘most exciting find’ to date
Today, it was all hands on deck as the great, site-wide clean-up operation continued in earnest. Read more
Diary Extra – 3d model of Structure Twenty’s wall face and pier
A new photogrammetric model from Paul Durdin showing a section of the exposed walls and pier of Structure Twenty, the confirmed building lying beneath Structure Ten.Structure Ten, with the rough… Read more
Dig Diary – Another ‘Brodgar Butterfly’ emerges from rubble pit
The incised ‘Brodgar Butterfly’ motif found by Ceiridwen today. (📷 Tom O’Brien)Day Twenty-SevenTuesday, August 8, 2023As we suspected it might, more incised, decorated stone has been popping up today, after… Read more
Diary Extra – Structure Twenty-Seven flyover video
A short video from Professor Scott Pike, showing Trench T and Structure Twenty-Seven.… Read more
Dig Diary – Prehistoric timber fragments continue to appear in Structure Twenty-Seven.
Day Twenty-Six
Monday, August 7, 2023
Week six dawned bright and sunny.
What an absolutely gorgeous day to welcome a few new diggers on site!
And it… Read more
Dig Diary – Welcome return of Time Team member who discovered the Ness complex
Excavation under way in Structure Twenty-Seven’s south-western end. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)Day Twenty-FiveFriday, August 4, 2023John Gater – of Time Team fame – back on site, 21 years after his geophysical… Read more
Dig Diary – Wooden fragments recovered from two Ness structures
Two of the timber fragments under the microscope. (📷 Jen Miller)Day Twenty-FourThursday, August 3, 2023Regular readers will know that the preservation of organic material at the Ness is very poor.… Read more
The F-word revisited
An update on project funding from Ness project officer Anne Mitchell. Read more
Dig Diary – Structure Thirty-Nine is no more but Twenty is getting bigger
Today’s decorated stone – found by Tristan in Structure One. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)Day Twenty-ThreeWednesday, August 2, 2023Just a few days after it was given a name, Structure Thirty-Nine is no… Read more
Diary Extra – Drone shots of Structures Ten and Twenty-Seven
A selection of photographs from today’s drone sessions.Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike)
Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike)
Structure Ten. (📷 Scott Pike)
Interior of Ten, with Twenty bottom left. (📷… Read more
Dig Diary – More decorated stone, pottery and unravelling the story of the ‘rockery with a roof’
A day of perfect weather, revelations and incredible finds. Read more
Diary Extra – Day Twenty-Two in pictures
A small selection of images from across the site today. Read more
