#stone balls

[thesilicontribesman]

Prehistoric Petrosphere, Aberdeenshire, 3300 to 2000BCE, Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow, Scotland

[sspacegodd]

Bosnia has balls.

Mysterious carved stone balls found across Bosnia are similar to ones found in Costa Rica.To date, some 390 stone balls have been found in Costa Rica, all finely finished, but it is not clear how they were created as no tools have been found to explain this.Some of these balls were found buried together with pieces of ceramics that suggest that these balls are at least 1200-1300 years old – dating them before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.

Mysterious stone orbs miraculously appear at inaccessible sites. Spherical stones are found at Bosnia, Maglaj Vareš, Mostar, Kakanj, Zenica, Sanski Most, and Žepče. 

Spheres or volleyballs?

Bowling balls? Marbles?

Primed and ready for a Clacker come-back.

[ancientstuff]

Two mysterious stone balls found buried in 5,500-year-old 'disappearing' tomb in Orkney

Two carved stone balls have been discovered buried in an ancient Orkney tomb that is being lost to the sea.

Best thing is learning something about which you knew nothing before.

[archaeologicalnews]

Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists

Some of the most enigmatic human-made objects from Europe's late Stone Age — intricately carved balls of stone, each about the size of a baseball — continue to baffle archaeologists more than 200 years after they were first discovered.

More than 500 of the enigmatic objects have now been found, most of them in northeast Scotland, but also in the Orkney Islands, England, Ireland and one in Norway.

Archaeologists still don't know the original purpose or meaning of the Neolithic stone balls, which are recognized as some of the finest examples of Neolithic art found anywhere in the world. But now, they've created virtual 3D models of the gorgeous balls, primarily to share with the public. In addition, the models have revealed some new details, including once-hidden patterns in the carvings on the balls. Read more.

[thesilicontribesman]

Prehistoric Petrosphere, Aberdeenshire, 3300 to 2000 BCE, Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow

[thesilicontribesman]

Neolithic Petrospheres, Perth Museum, Scotland

[thesilicontribesman]

Prehistoric Petrosphere, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, 3300 to 2000 BCE, Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow

[thesilicontribesman]

Prehistoric Petrosphere, Aberdeenshire, 3300 to 2000BCE, Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow, Scotland