Carved stone ball
Abstract
Stone sphere carved with 4 large equidistant bosses surrounded by circles of nine smaller bosses. Three of the larger, have irregular incised line engraving. The bosses are relatively low profile with gentle, less defined definition between. Over 400 examples of this type of object are found in Scotland, Britain and Ireland have produced examples in dateable contexts from the Late Neolithic to the Iron Age.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Archaeological and Geological Studies
Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
Historical and Architectural Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 11 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset