Carved stone balls are mysterious and uniquely Scottish objects. They are thought to date from the late Neolithic period, more than 4000 years ago. We do not know what they were for or how they ...

Follow us on MSN to see more exclusive tips and content. Neolithic stone balls, or simply carved stone balls, are petrospheres that date from the late Neolithic, which began nearly 12,000 years ago.

and they made works of art like bone necklaces and the mysterious stone balls carved from hard volcanic rock. Very few other signs of settlement from the late Neolithic Age remain to us ...

and they made works of art like bone necklaces and the mysterious stone balls carved from hard volcanic rock. Very few other signs of settlement from the late Neolithic Age remain to us ...

The Carved Stone Balls are distinctly Scottish objects with the majority found in Aberdeenshire. However several have been discovered in Orkney and a few have been found on Skye, Iona, Lewis ...