View from this week's trench - exploratory archaeology at #hallofclestrain childhood home of #johnrae #articexplorer #northwestpassage discoverer. Today removed last year's backfill #hoysound #hoyhills #hoy #orkney #scotlanddigs2021
#nessofbrodgar @ end productive week, RT dig diary to follow! Weather 'atmospheric', stunning light on water. Video shows site proximity to #crannogs & #RingofBrodgar Panning L2R, Str 12, 10 and trench J in background #neolithic #archaeology #scotlanddigs2021 #Orkney
Str 12 @ #NessofBrodgar started grand (stunning #masonry #standingstones entrance) later modified/used 4 industrial scale cooking. #excavating #midden @ blocked entrance, finds (41K total!!!) here= flint/bone/pot. Hands continue vessel curvature = large! #ScotlandDigs2021 #orkney
Fabulous colours and textures in Structure 12's 'slow cooker'. #nessofbrodgar #neolithic #scotlanddigs2021 #orkney #prehistoricbakeoff
The #spoilheap was smelling beautiful today from the #clover and the views were mighty fine too! #nessofbrodgar #archaeology #neolithic #orkney #scotlanddigs2021
Even with so little uncovered this year the scale of @NessofBrodgar is mind blowing... And to think less than 10% of the #archaeology has been uncovered so far. #nessofbrodgar #neolithic #orkney #ScotlandDigs2021
Structure 12 @NessofBrodgar built to impress! Then the cowboys erected the annexe - the difference in the quality of the #masonry is stark, and fascinating. #nessofbrodgar #neolithic #excavation #ScotlandDigs2021
