They’re a great example of why digging up the past continues to hold great fascination for professionals and public alike. 1. Neolithic stone balls The elaborately carved stone balls found ...

Carved stone balls are mysterious and uniquely Scottish objects. They are thought to date from the late Neolithic period, more than 4000 years ago. We do not know what they were for or how they ...

Neolithic stone balls, or simply carved stone balls, are petrospheres that date from the late Neolithic, which began nearly 12,000 years ago. These are mainly found in Scotland but also appear ...

The Ness lies just south-east of the Ring of Brodgar, the neolithic stone circle which can be seen as Orkney's version of Stonehenge.