Andrew Jones

Recording the Folkton Drums at the British Museum – results

My last blog post concerned the recording and data capture of the three Neolithic artefacts known as the Folkton Drums at the British Museum. Thanks to the hard work and computing genius of Lena Kotoula and Marta Díaz-Guaramino, since then we have had time to process the data and have had some spectacular results. Continue reading →

Andrew Jones
July 2, 2014
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Scanning the Folkton Drums

I am currently working on a project looking at the art of portable Neolithic artefacts from Britain and Ireland. One of the remarkable findings so far is the degree to which markings on these artefacts have been erased and reworked. This is especially true of chalk artefacts. These processes of reworking provide important information about craft techniques, and the significance of art and imagery in this period of prehistory. Continue reading →

Andrew Jones
April 23, 2014
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Meetings make History

At the end of May I visited Florø, western Norway as part of the scientific/steering committee for the 'Meetings make History' project run by Ingrid Fuglestvedt at Oslo University. The 'Meetings make History' project is based on Ingrid's analysis and interpretation of the Stone Age rock art of Scandinavia, characterised by animal motifs. Continue reading →

Andrew Jones
July 4, 2013

Ice Age Art and the Folkton Drums

During the Easter break I had the chance to visit the 'Ice Age Art' exhibition at the British Museum for the second time. Continue reading →

Andrew Jones
April 15, 2013