The Circular Archetype in Microcosm is the culmination of seven
years research into the Carved Stone Balls of Late Neolithic
Scotland. It is the first study of these enigmatic artefacts since
that undertaken by Dorothy Marshall in 1977 and includes all
currently known examples in both museums and private hands,
described and analysed in considerable detail. For the first time,
visual geological characterisation has been undertaken on
approximately a third of carved stone balls, which has enabled a
more detailed analysis of their potential origin and the landscapes
in which they were found. The book offers a revised
classification/typology of these artefacts which, following careful
analysis, suggests that it is possible to determine individual
craftspeople with a wide range of skills. It suggests that carved
stone balls were used as unique and distinctive gestalts that
represented the ideology of the core area of Aberdeenshire and
enabled disparate groups to recognise one another.
General
| Imprint: |
Archaeopress Archaeology
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
July 2022 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Chris Stewart-Moffitt
(Archaeological Researcher)
|
| Dimensions: |
290 x 205mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
372 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80327-126-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-80327-126-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781803271262 |
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