The Neolithic sites of Orkney include an impressive number of
stone-built tombs, ceremonial monuments and - uniquely for northern
Europe - contemporary dwellings. Many of these buildings survive in
a remarkable state of preservation, allowing an understanding of
the relationship between architectural space and the process of
construction that is rarely achievable. Until recently, however,
relatively little has been known about the decoration of these
sites. This book addresses that gap to offer a groundbreaking
analysis of Neolithic art and architecture in Orkney. Focussing
upon the incredible collection of hundreds of decorated stones
being revealed by the current excavations at the Ness of Brodgar,
it details the results of the author's original fieldwork both
there and at the contemporary sites of Maeshowe and Skara Brae, all
within the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. It
provides the first major discussion of Orkney's Neolithic carvings,
and uses these as a springboard to challenge many of the
traditional assumptions relating to Neolithic art and architecture.
By foregrounding the architectural context of mark-making, this
book explores how both buildings and carvings emerge though the
embodied social practice of working stone, and how this relates to
the wider context of life in Neolithic Orkney.
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