The cost of running an archaeological excavation is considerable.
The Ness of Brodgar, for example, costs in the region of £2,000 per day — a fact that has meant that… Read more
The ongoing excavations – and the cost – on the Ness of Brodgar feature in an interesting article on Orkney’s archaeology, from The Economist.
Click here to read.… Read more
The complexities, depth of stratigraphy (perhaps over three metres overall) and the extraordinary preservation of the Ness of Brodgar complex makes an understanding of the phasing of this remarkable site… Read more