Some of the stone structures found in Argyll, Highlands and the Western Isles could be 6,000 years old.
A new project aims to uncover more details about ancient stone monuments believed to have been built by Scotland's first farmers.
Archaeologists believe they could have been constructed 6,300 and 5,800 years ago, though few sites have been scientifically dated. "There's been a lot of debate about the transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to farming, including how much was due to migration during the Neolithic period and if any of the changes were driven by local populations who took on and adapted to this new way of life."
She added: "These results would help answer what are arguably some of the biggest questions in Scottish archaeological research."Audrey Henshall was a pioneer in the study of Scottish chambered cairns.
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