Still Diggin’…..And Now For Something Completely Different…
by Bernie Bell - 09:31 on 07 July 2023
Still Diggin’…..
The dig at The Cairns is over for another year – but the dig at the Ness of Brodgar has just begun….
https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/2023-day-three/
My tuppenceworth’s re. Trench J, as previously posted in m’blog…
“Step by step up the wall of Brodgar…..the aerial view gives a better idea of where the steps are in relation to the whole structure……
https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/2022s-top-ten-steps/
And – the two sets of steps exposed so far are evenly spaced, so - might there be more to be found as the excavation continues?
Steps are such a human thing – you can picture someone walking up them to stand and look out over the wall…..
It was why I didn’t worry about the Daleks conquering Earth – they couldn’t manage the steps – then the buggers worked out how to fly.
My observations on Trench J…… https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/07/19/small-is-beautiful-2/
And this one I include because of the raised eyebrows….. http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=15841”
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The dig at Swandro continues - preparing to move to the main site again after a diversion to a Norse longhouse…
https://www.swandro.co.uk/post/calm-before-the-storm
I hope the Cleg situation eases up – we refer to them as ‘Normans’ – Norman Clegg – ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ – can ya’ dig it?
If anyone is thinking that there’s a lot of archaeology in m’blog at the moment – that’s because there’s a lot of archaeology being discovered in Orkney at the moment. It’s always there…… but right now…..it’s being revealed. You can see for yourself if you visit the digs….and maybe donate to help to keep them going?
https://orkneyarchaeologysociety.org.uk/donate/
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Here’s one I made earlier….. https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/09/30/you-cant-have-too-much-of-brodgar/
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