Excavation

Diary Extra – Day Nineteen in pictures

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Lovely to see Jo Bourne back on site, so here’s a selection of her pictures from today.

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Reyna excavating the orthostatic features to the south of Structure Twenty-Seven. (📷 Jo Bourne)

UHI Archaeology Institute student Michele excavating the spread of animal bone outside Structure Twenty-Seven's north-western wall. (📷 Jo Bourne)

UHI Archaeology Institute student Michele excavating the spread of animal bone outside Structure Twenty-Seven's north-western wall. (📷 Jo Bourne)

UHI Archaeology Institute student Michele excavating the spread of animal bone outside Structure Twenty-Seven's north-western wall. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Chris Gee investigating the orthostatic construction cuts in Structure Twenty-Seven. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Jan excavating the ash pile in the south of Structure Twelve's interior. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Ellen working on the southern hearth of Structure One. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Andy, Lena and Deely photographing the section outside Structure One's south-eastern end. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Sigurd in the north end of Structure Twelve. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Deely and Lena with the flint nodule found outside Structure One. (📷 Andy Boyar)

Linda in Structure Twelve's north-western recess. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Hearth planning. Ray and Kristina in Structure Eight. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Hearth planning. Ray and Kristina in Structure Eight. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Hearth planning. Ray and Kristina in Structure Eight. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Sigurd with one of today's tour groups. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Sigurd with one of today's tour groups. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Sigurd with one of today's tour groups. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Ralph taking levels in Structure Five. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Sigurd at work in the north end of Structure Twelve. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Olivia, a student from Willamette University, Oregon, USA, at work in Structure Twenty-Seven. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Structure Eight supervisor Alice and Ray examine one of the building's many hearths. (📷 Jo Bourne)

Kristina planning a Structure Eight hearth. (📷 Jo Bourne)

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