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Carved Stone Balls – experimental archaeology workshop with Chris Gee

Saturday, October 17, 2020 (5:00 PM)

 

Chris Gee, of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, discusses the creation of Neolithic carved stone balls.

This video was made during the Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH) experimental archaeology workshop in April 2018. Click here for more details.

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