‘It’s going to be a very strange summer for all of us…’
Today, Monday July 6, was the day the covers were due to come off at the Ness of Brodgar for the 2020 excavation season.
But for the first time since… Read more
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No excavation this year but dig diary dusted off for 2020
The Ness of Brodgar covers were due to come off tomorrow, but this year there will be no excavation at the 5,000-year-old Neolithic complex.
Hundreds of excavators from across the… Read more
Ness director is Orkney.com’s photographer of the month
The photographs of Ness of Brodgar dig director Nick Card are showcased in this month’s newsletter from Orkney.com.
A selection of Nick’s pictures can be found, along with an interview,… Read more
Summer dig season goes digital across Scotland
The Ness excavation is one of a number of archaeological projects across Scotland whose focus on the internet this summer is more important than ever.
With much of this year’s… Read more
TV spot for Ness otters
Each summer season the Ness of Brodgar otters are as intriqued watching the archaeologists working on site as we are watching them.
Tonight they feature on the latest episode of… Read more
Orkney’s prehistory – the Bronze Age
Our brief guide to Orkney’s prehistory has been updated, with a new page outlining the Bronze Age in the islands.
Click here to read.… Read more
Ness to take centre stage in new Neolithic animated movie
The Ness of Brodgar looks set to take play a major role in a new animated feature film set in Neolithic Orkney.
Lugi: the Brodgar Boy is the brainchild of… Read more
Future of Ness excavation under threat – can you help?
The Covid-19 cancellation of the 2020 Ness of Brodgar excavation, and related fundraising activity, is having a serious impact on Ness funds.
Contrary to what many people think, the Ness… Read more
A brief introduction to Orkney’s prehistory
At the Ness of Brodgar excavation site we have pieced together a biography that spans millennia – from traces of Mesolithic activity to the site’s Neolithic heyday, through to the… Read more
Archaeological review of 2019 released
A summary of last season’s work at the Ness is among the many articles featured in the new 2020 Orkney Archaeology Society annual review.
The book, which is free to… Read more
Appeal for old photos of the Brodgar area
Do you have any old photos of the Ness of Brodgar you’d care to share with us?
We are always on the look out for early photos of the Ness… Read more
Ness 2020 excavation cancelled
We are very sorry to announce that due to the present COVID-19 situation and uncertainties surrounding this, all excavation and fieldwork at the Ness of Brodgar this summer has been… Read more
Debitage confirms pitchstone knapping in Structure Eight
With Travis, it is not enough to find just one piece of pitchstone – within hours of finding the rather nice blade yesterday, he appeared clutching a finds bag from… Read more
Another pitchstone fragment from the Ness
Another flake of Arran pitchstone has turned up during the analysis of soil samples from Structure Eight.
Pitchstone is a volcanic glass, similar to obsidian, and its nearest source is… Read more
Video – Ness presentation at Shanghai awards ceremony
In November 2019, the Ness of Brodgar excavation project was selected for a 2019 Shanghai Archaeology Forum Field Discovery Award.
In December, site director Nick Card was flown to Shanghai,… Read more
PhD success for Ness regular
Huge congratulations to Sam Harris, a regular at the Ness over the last few years, who has just been granted his PhD from Bradford University.
Sam’s HES-funded thesis Developing Archaeomagnetic… Read more
