The material culture of long-distance connections: the lithic evidence from Neolithic Orkney
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Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
Date published
2025
Abstract
Orkney, in the far north of Scotland, is often portrayed as a distant and remote place, separated from mainland Britain by a treacherous stretch of water. Yet in the Neolithic it was home to a thriving and well-connected community.This paper explores the material culture that bears witness to these long-distance and examines what the distribution of these artefacts in Orkney can tell us about the role the Stenness- Brodgar monument complex and how the community within it created and maintained these connections. It is argued that distinct concentration of imported artefacts found in the Stenness-Brodgar monument complex indicates that this area was the final destination of many long-distance journeys.
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Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
Book title
The early Neolithic of Northern Europe. New approaches to migration, movement and social connection
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Hofmann, D
Cummings, V
Bjà¸rnevad-Ahlqvist, M
Iversen, R
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125–134
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Sidestone Press
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Leiden, Netherlands
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