The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland
A New Theory as to their Use
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11007658 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ludovic MacLellan Mann (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1914 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Pages | 407-420 |
| Publication date | 1914-11-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-1564 • E-ISSN: 2056-743X |
| Publisher | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.9750/psas.048.407.420 |
| OpenAlex | W2994170276 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Carved stone balls occur mostly in Scotland and all the examples are in stone except one of bronze. They have been variously assigned to the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age and early Christian period. The author favours an origin in the Iron Age and suggests that they may have functioned as movable poises on primitive weighing machines
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Bronze Age · Metallurgy · Period (music · Stone Age · Geology · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Materials Science · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1979 - 2007 (29) |
| Highly cited | No |