- Unstan ware
Unstan ware is the name used by
archaeologist s for a type of finely made and decoratedNeolithic pottery from the 4th millennium BC. Typical are elegant, round based bowls with a band of grooved patterning below the rim.It is named after Unstan
chambered cairn and fort on the Mainland of theOrkney Islands , a fine example of a stalled burial chamber in a circular mound, where the style of pottery was first found.It has been found at many sites including
Knap of Howar ,Balbridie andEilean Domhnuill .Unstan ware may have evolved into the later
grooved ware style.ee also
Prehistoric Scotland - Farmers and monument buildersReferences
* Scotland Before History - Stuart Piggott, Edinburgh University Press 1982, ISBN 0-85224-348-0
* Scotland's Hidden History - Ian Armit, Tempus (in association with Historic Scotland) 1998, ISBN 0-7486-6067-4
* The Other Orkney Book - Gordon Thomson, Northabout Publishing 1980, ISBN 0-907200-00-1
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