The Neolithic people made fake islands more than 5000 years ago - why?

11. 09. 2020
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About 5600 years ago, according to a new study, Neolithic man created artificial islands of stone, clay, and wood. These islands, known as the "Crannogs", were originally considered to be the fruit of the Iron Age, 2800 years younger. Although scientists have known about Crannogs for decades, current discoveries may finally help answer a much larger question: What was the purpose of these islands?

What purpose did the islands have?

According to Live Science, Crannogs had great importance for their builders:

"The new findings not only reveal that the Crannogs are old beyond our expectations, but also show that for the Neolithic people, as fragments of pottery caught by divers show, it was probably a 'place of special significance.'"

To learn more about Crannogs, Duncan Garrow, an archaeologist at the University of Reading, focused on an area in Northern Ireland, where they found a number of these man-made islands in three lakes. After finding ceramic fragments around these Crannogs, it was hypothesized that "vessels and jugs were probably thrown deliberately into the water, most likely as part of a ritual."

Garrow and Sturt write about their findings as follows:

"Artificial islands or 'Crannogs' are scattered across Scotland. New research has revealed Hebridean Crannogs dating from the Neolithic, although it was still believed that the oldest dates from the Iron Age. Research and excavations in this area (for the first time in history) have demonstrated that the Crannogs are a widespread motto of the Neolithic. We judge the amount of ritual significance according to the amount of pottery in the surrounding waters. These findings challenge the concept and extent of Neolithic settlements on which we have so far relied. At the same time, the method of disposal. They also suggest that other Crannogs of unknown age may be based in the Neolithic. "

And given the estimated use of ceramics for ritual practices, we can speculate that the islands themselves were of ceremonial importance for the people of the Neolithic. Could an ancient form of religion or ceremonial activity?

Garrow writes:

"These islands quite possibly represented important symbols of their creators. So they could be perceived as places of great importance, separated by water from everyday life. "

According to The Sun Crannogs could have other uses. The true meaning of these monuments remains shrouded in a veil of speculation, but experts believe it was a place of social gathering, ritual banquets, and funeral opportunities. Obviously, the islands had little weight for those who built them. Perhaps sometimes we will learn their true meaning, until then we must accept the unknown, which envelops another of the creations of our ancestors walking this country many centuries ago.

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