2023 ‘Brochtoberfest’ talks are now available online
The recordings of the 2023 Brochtoberfest talk are now available online.
The recordings of the 2023 Brochtoberfest talk are now available online.
Dig director sums up a successful 2023 excavation season
Work under way to re-cover the archaeology
Wrapping up on the final day of digging.
Red deer remains confirmed outside the broch.
Great work on site today before rain halted play…
Placing the ‘Elder assemblage’ in its contemporary context and setting
Evidence of cattle horn removal from outside Structure E.
More pottery, whalebone and delving into middens…
Back in the broch’s South-east Room.
Midway through the 2023 dig, site director Martin sums up the progress so far.
Human tooth found outside the broch entrance – and more whalebone, worked stone and a pig’s tusk!
‘A whole new world has opened up beneath my feet!’ – a day of stone tools, pottery and shells.
Sunshine, planning, antler and bone – work continues apace inside and outside the broch.
After a day of rain halted proceedings, it was back on site again today, where the broch was gridded to allow sampling.
A summary of week one and a look at what lies ahead.