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Plans announced for a four-week targeted excavation at the Ness in 2026 to investigate Time Team ground-penetrating radar results.
#archaeology #timeteamofficial #TimeTeam #Neolithic #Orkney #NessOfBrodgar
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/dig-2026/
We’re back on site! Time Team dig plans confirmed for 2026
Plans announced for a four-week targeted excavation in 2026 following Time Team ground-penetrating radar results.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Section drawing...yes you heard me!
#archaeology
October 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Weekends as an archaeology student are wild...
#uhiarchaeology
September 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Any experience is good experience. Very privileged indeed to get a chance to be part of a dig at Druminnor Castle near Rhynie. A bit of planning and levelling and trying to find a cut/fill.
August 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Helping open up the site at Battlehill, Huntly. The dig is run by Murray Cook of Stirling Archaeology!
July 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Time Team’s ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the Ness excavation is done and dusted.
#archaeology #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar #postexcavation #geophysics #TimeTeam
A sneak peek at Time Team’s initial GPR results
Time Team’s ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the Ness excavation is done and dusted.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Our two-week project to geophysically survey the entire Ness excavation site came to a successful end last Friday has produced some very interesting preliminary results.
#archaeology #NessOfBrodgar #geophysics #Neolithic #Orkney #postexcavation
Geophysics results confirm enclosure walls at north-western end of Ness complex
Our two-week project to geophysically survey the entire Ness excavation site came to a successful end last Friday – with some very interesting preliminary results.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Oh no...I'm officially an archaeology student😬
#archaeology
#thinkuhi
#uhiarchaeology
June 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Our two-week project to geophysically survey the entire Ness of Brodgar excavation site got under way today.
#archaeology #NessOfBrodgar #Neolithic #geophysics #orkney
Geophysics project to resurvey entire site gets off to a cracking start
Our two-week project to geophysically survey the entire Ness of Brodgar excavation site got under way today.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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The Cairns Dig Diary - Day 1: Back on site for the penultimate season of excavation. Site director Martin outlines plans for 2025.
#Orkney #excavation #TheCairns #IronAge #ThinkUHI
The Cairns dig diary – day one
Back on site for the penultimate season of excavation.
archaeologyorkney.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Two of the Stones of Stenness this afternoon on a beautiful, windless but cold day.
#orkney #StandingStoneSunday
January 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Link: Danish archaeologists propose Late Neolithic volcanic eruption turned the skies dark over northern Europe www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/link-bornhol...
Link: Danish archaeologists propose Late Neolithic volcanic eruption turned the skies dark over northern Europe
Archaeologists and climate scientists from the University of Copenhagen have proposed a large volcanic eruption around 2900BC “made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe”.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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The Smithsonian Magazine's new article on the 2024 Ness of Brodgar excavation season is now online.
#Archaeology #Orkney #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar #Excavation #ThinkUHI
Link: Ness of Brodgar back on the pages of the Smithsonian Magazine
The Smithsonian Magazine's new article on the 2024 Ness of Brodgar excavation season is now online.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Time Team's Dr John Gater visits the Swandro excavation in #Rousay to see what new discoveries have been made and learn how the team are battling the elements in a race against time before the site is lost to the sea.
#Orkney #Archaeology #Swandro
Time Team shines a light on the Swandro rescue excavation
Time Team's Dr John Gater visits the Swandro excavation in Rousay.
archaeologyorkney.com
December 15, 2024 at 2:36 PM