Hundreds Of These Have Been Found Across Scotland

Go to http://incogni.com/joescott and you can get 60% off an annual Incogni plan that protects your private info online. All across Scotland, neolithic stone balls have been found with specific designs and bumps on them that have perplexed archeologists for decades. Were they some kind of toy? A religious artifact? A status symbol? Today we look at these mystery objects and examine the theories to get an idea of just what these ancient people were up to, and why they were important. Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join T-Shirts & Merch: https://laughsmarter.com Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM Documentary: https://nebula.tv/oldestnewest Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Follow me at all my places! Instagram: https://instagram.com/answerswithjoe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/answerswithjoe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/answerswithjoe LINKS LINKS LINKS https://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/towie-ball-a-neolithic-status-symbol https://scarf.scot/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2012/03/CarvedStoneBalls.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carved_stone_balls https://scarf.scot/regional/higharf/neolithic/5-4-daily-life/5-4-3-material-culture/5-4-3-2-lithics/5-4-3-2-4-carved-stone-balls/ https://britisharchaeology.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/highlights/stone-balls.html https://scarf.scot/regional/pkarf/perth-and-kinross-archaeological-research-framework-case-studies/the-sheriffmuir-carved-stone-ball/ https://www.livescience.com/62845-scotland-carved-stone-balls.html https://asia-archive.si.edu/learn/for-educators/teaching-china-with-the-smithsonian/explore-by-dynasty/neolithic-period/ https://www.scotland.org/inspiration/ancient-history-of-scotland https://www.digitscotland.com/top-eight-archaeological-sites-and-discoveries-from-neolithic-scotland/ https://destinationhistorypod.com/episodes/stoneballs https://www.lynnekelly.com.au/?page_id=652 https://www.nms.ac.uk/profile/dr-hugo-anderson-whymark http://abovetopsecret.com/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - The Towie Ball 3:32 - The Neolithic Period 6:13 - Theories 12:40 - Sponsor - Incogni