Jul 6, 20171 minDig diary Thursday 6th July The team are working like heroes, human JCBs the lot of them (in deference to our American readers, I think that’s a human backhoe but I...
Jul 5, 20171 minDig Diary Wednesday 5th July – another glorious day in Rousay Here we are in day three at the Knowe of Swandro and it’s another glorious day, dry and sunny and hardly a cloud in the sky. It’s been...
Jul 4, 20172 minDig Diary Tuesday 4th July – tropically hot in Rousay First off - Happy 4th of July to all our American diggers – I’d like to say we gave them all the day off with lots of cake and hot dogs,...
Jul 3, 20172 minDig Diary Monday 3rd July 2017 Our first day back on site started out a little breezy with occasional sudden downpours, then ended hot and sunny. In other words typical...
Jul 2, 20172 minSlags and Old Ores at Swandro – evidence of high status metalworking Its day T minus one and counting – all hands on deck or rather all boots on beach tomorrow morning bright & early! We’ve got some very...
Jul 1, 20173 minThe Eagle has landed! 2017 Swandro dig about to start The 2017 dig at the Knowe of Swandro is about to start – the diggers are arriving over this weekend ready to descend on the site on...