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Skara
Brae at Skaill Bay on Orkney Mainland, is the best preserved Neolithic
village in north-western Europe. It was revealed by a fierce storm
in 1850 which stripped the grass and sand from the dune which covered
the houses. Excavation has subsequently revealed that the village
was occupied for about 600 years, from 3100 BC to 2500 BC.
This
is House 1. The entrance is beneath where the photographer is standing.
The furniture in the house was made of stone and a dresser can be
seen in the centre of the picture. To the left is a box bed. Three
small stone boxes around the dresser may have been used for preparing
fish bait. There is a stone seat by the central hearth. The houses
were all built roughly to the same design, except House 8 which
was probably a workshop.
The
economy of the village was based on mixed farming, including barley
and wheat crops, and fishing. Many antler artefacts, including pins,
pendants and beads, have been found at Skara Brae.
İSCRAN/Historic
Scotland
Neolithic village of Skara Brae
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