With six months to go until we resume excavation, the interest shown by people looking to volunteer on site in 2019 has again been overwhelming. Site director Nick has confirmed today that while we have no more space for non-experienced diggers or volunteers, there are a few places left for …
An exhibition of ceramics inspired by the Ness of Brodgar opens in Southwark Cathedral, London, today, Monday, January 14. During the summer of 2018, Diane Eagles was one of the artists-in-residence at the dig and produced site-specific ceramics referencing the making and decorative techniques found in Neolithic Grooved Ware pots. …
An important element of the Ness of Brodgar excavations is allowing people to experience the site, the artefacts found to date and keeping everyone up to date with the latest findings. In a place like Orkney, it is especially important that the young folk are aware of their heritage so, …
In 2016, we posted an aerial image created by Professor Scott Pike, of Willamette University, using his drone flying above Trench P. Taking a series of individual aerial shots, Scott compiled them into one large image, showing, in detail, the entirety of Trench P, including Trench X – the long, …
Over the years, you will have read about many of the volunteers who make the eight-week excavation season happen. They dig, work on finds, run the shop, meet and greet visitors, do the banking and post the guidebooks, demonstrate their many crafts and skills at our Open Days, write small …
The first three of the four 2018 Ness newsletters are now available to download as PDFs.
From all of us at the Ness of Brodgar, we wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year. See you in 2019…
The auction for a beautiful bronze petrosphere, donated by Michael and Sara Sinclair – regular contributors to our special Ness Open Days – has closed and raised £625 for excavation funds. The winner will be contacted shortly to arrange delivery of the petrosphere, which is made in cast bronze, using the lost …
It’s the week before Christmas and time to leave you all in peace. Thank you for participating in our visitor survey, which closed this afternoon. We have received some very positive feedback, some excellent ideas and we will sit down early in 2019 and review what you’re telling us. We …
Evidence for earlier excavations at the Ness – probably in the early 1880s – has come to light in a handwritten note from the papers, manuscripts and notebooks kept by James Walls Cursiter. Cursiter was a well-known Orcadian antiquarian in the late 1800s. He was Stanley Cursiter’s uncle and lived …
This Saturday, December 8, sees the opening of Jeanne Rose’s exhibition of artwork inspired by the Ness of Brodgar at the Orkney Museum, Kirkwall. Along with Jeanne’s work will be 3D VR by Jim Bright of ORCA. Jeanne has been a long-time supporter of the Ness and this summer we were …
Looking for Christmas present ideas? Let the Ness help you, and you help us in return. We have The Ness of Brodgar: Digging Deeper – your armchair tour of the archaeology of the Ness, beautifully illustrated and packed with information. We also have Ness of Brodgar Open to the Public – a …
