Stone age jewellery

A blog about the UNESCO world heritage site Scara Brae

Jewellery at Skara Brae

Discs or rondelles from the stone age - There are many examples of discs with central holes from various (mostly Magdalenian) sites in Europe. The most famous are those made of bone or ivory which bear carvings of various kinds, and are art objects in their own right. Various theories have been put forward as to their use, including clothing decoration and large buttons. These are unlikely primary uses, since all have just one, central hole. If they were meant to be sewn to clothing they…

Stone Age rock art necklaces with moose images

The children in Year Three worked extremely hard during challenge afternoon this week moulding materials to make replica bones and stones out of Modal air before threading to make a necklace. Every…

The Jomon Period is the earliest historical era of Japanese history which began around 14500 BCE, coinciding with the Neolithic Period in Europe and Asia, and ended around 300 BCE when the Yayoi Period...

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Castel-Merle is an archaeological area beside the Vézère River and in a side valley consisting of these sites: Abri Blanchard 1, Abri Blanchard 2, Abri Castanet, Abri Labattut, Abri des Merveilles, Abri Reverdit, Abri de la Souquette, Abri du Roc de l'Acier. The site of Castel-Merle is also known as Vallon des Roches, also the name of the small creek that runs through it and joins the Vezere. It is located near the town of Sergeac on the Vezere River between Lascaux and the shelter of…