Archaeologists discover 'finest ever' piece of Neolithic art

Archaeologists discover 'finest ever' piece of Neolithic art
1 August 2013
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Archaeologists have found an astonishing piece of Neolithic artwork that was buried for 4,500 years.

The stone creation - which is decorated on both sides and has been described as one of the ‘finest ever’ to be found in Britain - was uncovered last night on the Ness of Brodgar in Orkney, Scotland.

It was found at the base of the south-west internal corner of the Neolithic ‘cathedral’ at the site, which covers 2.5 hectares and is believed to have been occupied from as early as 3,500BC.

'Finest' Neolithic stone discovered at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar

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Seriously?
They think that's the "finest ever" piece of neolithic art?
...though... the article quoted says "finest ever in the UK", not world-wide...

but honestly, it looks like a pretty ordinary chunk of rock to me.

UPDATE: Better Link, more info regarding this discovery:
www.pasthorizonspr.com...




I'd place this one above that:

www.pasthorizonspr.com...

reply to post by Stormdancer777

It's generally a bad idea to judge ancient arts on strictly aesthetics because they usually have more deeper meaning to the communities being served.,

spirals highlighting the womb region of Neolithic sculpture. Sculptures unearthed from the Cucuteni Culture of Eastern Europe circa 4000 B.C.E.
leejohnbarnes.blogspot.jp...
That said if I were to chose form over function I'd go with something like this.

reply to post by Spider879

It's generally a bad idea to judge ancient arts on strictly aesthetics because they usually have more deeper meaning to the communities being served.,

I agree

reply to post by Stormdancer777


I think it's cool anytime they find Neolithic are such as this. It's very vague in the fact of: how does one classify this as the "Finest Ever"?

Undoubtable, Awesome! Looks like a bunch of pyramids stacked up (Carved into stone).... Like the Tri-Force

Very cool Storm! Thank you for posting this!

reply to post by Awen24


I think the OP has presented an interesting story. No need to get into a contest over which is the oldest or best. imho.

For the record, I prefer Göbekli Tepe

Originally posted by SLAYER69
reply to post by Awen24

 

I think the OP has presented an interesting story. No need to get into a contest over which is the oldest or best. imho.

For the record, I prefer Göbekli Tepe

That's my favorite, that is where my search ended.

Ugh. This reminds me that I have to go dig up some more rocks this year. I'm recovering from blueberry picking, I should have listened to my daughter when she wanted me to try Yoga stretching.

That is an interesting find. I wonder what it says. S&F.

I always liked the Lascoux Cave art:

I always liked these three

This is one of my favorites from the Sahara

It was discovered by Mike Copper, a PhD student from Bradford University, in the buttress of a building believed to have been central to rituals and ceremonies at the time.

. . .

“Although the basis of the designs of interconnecting triangles can be loosely paralleled on a slab discovered at Skara Brae in the 1970s, a lightly inscribed stone in Maeshowe discovered by Patrick Ashmore in the 1980s and some Irish art, this is a much finer and more complex piece of art.

“Many of the triangles are filled with cross-hatching and other designs.

scotsman . com

Great stuff!


Mike

reply to post by Stormdancer777


Finest piece??? Low bar being set for the oldies-but-goodies.

reply to post by Aleister


Hey cut him slack he fishing for grant money.

reply to post by Stormdancer777


It's a rock! Oh wait, wrong thread.

I must admit that the word Neolithic always gets to me. It makes me think of a time anywhere from 200,000 years ago to 65,000 years ago. Then I hear it started about ten thousand years ago, and sadly, I'm not impressed. We KNOW that intelligent people were around then, so any type of art is to be expected. .