Noble, G., Goldberg, M. and Hamilton, D. (2018) The development of the Pictish symbol system: inscribing identity beyond the edges of Empire. Antiquity, 92(365), pp. 1329-1348. (doi: 10.15184/aqy.2018.68)
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Abstract
The date of unique symbolic carvings, from various contexts across north and east Scotland, has been debated for over a century. Excavations at key sites and direct dating of engraved bone artefacts have allowed for a more precise chronology, extending from the third/fourth centuries AD, broadly contemporaneous with other non-vernacular scripts developed beyond the frontiers of the Roman Empire, to the ninth century AD. These symbols were probably an elaborate, non-alphabetic writing system, a Pictish response to broader European changes in power and identity during the transition from the Roman Empire to the early medieval period.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Additional Information: | Thanks go to Gail Drinkall (Orkney Museum) and our funders: Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service, Historic Environment Scotland, The Strathmartine Trust and the University of Aberdeen Development Trust. The writing of this article was also supported by a Leverhulme Trust Research Leadership Award (RL-2016-069). |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Hamilton, Professor Derek and Noble, Mr Gordon |
Authors: | Noble, G., Goldberg, M., and Hamilton, D. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre |
Journal Name: | Antiquity |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN: | 0003-598X |
ISSN (Online): | 1745-1744 |
Published Online: | 26 October 2018 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2018 Antiquity Publications Ltd |
First Published: | First published in Antiquity 92(365): 1329-1348 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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