In This Section:
Thematic
- Dendrochronology
- Marine & Maritime
- Archaeological Science
- Executive Summary
- Science - Overall Research Recommendations
- Introduction
- 1. Chronology
- 2. Human and Animal Sciences
- 3. Understanding Materials
- 4. People and the Environment
- 5. Detecting and Imaging Heritage Assets
- 6. Statistical modelling in archaeological applications
- 7. The Vision for Science in Scottish Archaeology
- Science Case Studies
- Science Bibliography
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site: The Antonine Wall
- Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland
- Boyne to Brodgar: Making Monuments, Creating Communities
- Scottish Network for Nineteenth-Century European Cultures

3. Understanding Materials

Selection of the Lewis chessmen. Analysis of the chessmen has revealed that they were carved from walrus ivory, probably the work of five different craftsmen, most likely in the 12th or 13th centuries AD in Trondheim, Norway, ©NMS