# Noble 2013: Between prehistory and history: the archaeological detection of social change among the Picts

> Gordon Noble, Meggen Gondek, Ewan Campbell et al., 2013. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Context linking symbol stones to elite sites.

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# Between prehistory and history: the archaeological detection of social change among the Picts

Gordon Noble, Meggen Gondek, Ewan Campbell et al., 2013. _Antiquity 87(338), 1136-1150_.

Excavations at Rhynie show enclosures, symbol stones and long-distance imports at a place of growing importance in the fifth to sixth centuries AD.

**Pictish symbol stones** Articledoi: **[10.1017/S0003598X00049917](https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00049917)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Context linking symbol stones to elite sites.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[The Rhynie symbol stones](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols/artifacts/ART0CQHARKM4HD3/the-rhynie-symbol-stones)

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[Symbol stones occur at high-status sites such as Rhynie.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols/evidence/EVD0CQHAJGA61E2/symbol-stones-occur-at-high-status-sites-such-as-rhynie)

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[The Pictish symbol stones](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Noble, G., Gondek, M., Campbell, E., & Cook, M. (2013). Between prehistory and history: the archaeological detection of social change among the Picts. Antiquity 87(338), 1136-1150. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00049917
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00049917)

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