Art of Neolithic Orkney
The Ancients
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The House of the Dead and Near-Lithic Art in Auckland
We see the full repertoire of these designs. These angular motifs are quite often saltires, chefron's and banded designs as well. Sites like Kooeen and Whiteford have produced some sort of examples of what's often called scratch art. Some of the best examples we've had come from destroyed sites, sadly. But there's also a site on the home of Papawestry in the north hours of Orkney. And this is a very, very large passage grave that has in situ pect decoration, so this is unique in OrkNEY.
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