A remarkable pottery sherd…
Diary – Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Day Seven Six years ago today, the six-week 2014 excavation season at the Ness began. As usual, the first few days involved uncovered and preparing the site, but...
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British Archaeology magazine archive goes free for seven days
As part of their Festival of Archaeology digital week, British Archaeology magazine is making its archive available for free. Among the archaeological gems within its covers, the Ness has featured three times: 2013 –...
A natural cursus? Water, walls and walking the Ness
“Seven thousand years ago, Mesolithic hunter gatherers walked the long ridge of land in the heart of Orkney, known today as the Ness of Brodgar. Later, Neolithic farmers chose that land to erect massive...
Hints there’s something beyond Structure Twelve’s entrance…
Diary – Monday, July 13, 2020 Day Six We’re back for week two and looking out the window of “diary central” this morning I have some sympathy for our diggers back in 2015. Poor...
The art of archaeological planning
Visit the Ness site at any time during an excavation season and you are guaranteed to see at least one person hunched over a wooden frame with pencil, drawing board and plumb line in...
3D model sales give excavation funds a welcome boost
Our excavation fund received a major boost this week with the donation of profits from the sale of Ness of Brodgar 3D models. The framed models, sold by Mark Newton, are produced using a...
Seaweed, a standing stone and the ‘corner of loveliness’ revealed
Dig Diary – Friday, July 10, 2020 Day Five Here we are at the end of what would have been the first week of the 2020 excavation season. And, as suspected, it has been...
‘Orkney – The Ness of Brodgar’ – website premiere of 2016 film
A beautiful short film produced by Evan Cobb and Aaron Phillips, from the University of Missouri, during their time at the Ness of Brodgar excavation in 2016.
Diary – Thursday, July 9, 2020
Day Four Sorry folks but once again I start this diary with the weather. But in 2015 it was foul, meaning much of Thursday, July 9, 2015, was taken up with preparing for yet...
From the Art Hut – looking back…
By Karen Wallis On July 5, 2018, I paid my first visit to Trench Y. Mike Copper and his team were searching for the enclosure wall beside the Stenness loch. My interest was caught...
Diary – Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Day Three This day, five years ago, will long be remembered as a historical milestone in the history of the Ness of Brodgar excavation. It wasn’t because of any astonishing artefacts or ground-breaking discoveries....
