Structure Twelve water trough adds to the evidence of food preparation
Jim Rylatt and Jan Blatchford on one particular discovery in Structure Twelve. Read more
Category: Structures
Blocks and robbers: Was stone robbing more than just prehistoric plundering?
Stone-robbing is the term used for the removal of building material from structures. But “robbing” implies unsavoury behaviour. Desecration.
But was there more to it than just prehistoric plundering? Read more
Excavation over time – Structure Twelve’s eastern annexe in 3d
We've pulled together a series of 3d models showing different stages excavation in Structure Twelve’s eastern annexe. Read more
Location, location, location – Neolithic buildings and the importance of place
Behind the structural issues encountered at the Ness lies an apparent importance ascribed to specific places in the Neolithic. Read more
Structure Twenty-Eight closes the book on 2023’s building updates
In the best traditions of leaving the most complicated until last, we finish the 2023 building updates today with Structure Twenty-Eight - one of the earlier buildings underlying Twelve. Read more
Two new models: Structure Twelve and its eastern annexe
Paul Durdin's latest annotated 3d model, this time covering Structure Twelve - once one of the finest buildings within the Ness of Brodgar complex. Read more
Drone views of Structure Twenty-Seven
Drone footage of Structure Twenty-Seven from Professor Scott Pike and Jim Rylatt. Read more
Structures Fourteen and Sixteen – updated 3d model
From the longest piered building at the start of the month, this time we've got the smallest - Structure Fourteen and its neighbour Structure Sixteen. Read more
Video: Structure Twenty-Six flyaround
Jim Rylatt's latest drone video, this week focusing on the much-later building Structure Twenty-Six, which lies between Structures Ten, Twelve and Thirty. Read more
New 3d model of Structure Ten
The latest 3d model from Ness supervisor Paul Durdin. This one focuses on Structure Ten, the last major construction in Trench P and built around 2900BC. Read more
Video – Structure Twelve drone flyaround
Another short video from Ness supervisor Jim Rylatt, this one a drone orbit of Structure Twelve in Trench P. Read more
Structure Eight in three dimensions…
Paul's new 3d model this week is Structure Eight - the longest of the piered structures at the Ness of Brodgar complex and one of a series of contemporary Neolithic buildings raised around 3100BC. Read more
Scotland Outdoors at the Ness of Brodgar – podcast available now
One of the thousands of visitors this summer was Rachel Stewart, who was recording for the Scotland Outdoors podcast - released today. Read more
The next best thing to being in the trench – new 3d model of Structure One
Regular readers will know that our photogrammetry guru, Paul Durdin, has been busy creating new 3d models of all the structures on site.His latest allows you to get up… Read more
