Archaeologists exploring on Orkney, the far-flung archipelago of the north east coast of Scotland, have discovered a settlement that they believe to be older than the world renowned Skara Brae Neolithic Village. Skara Brae is the famous stone-built Neolithic settlement on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. […]
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Stepping Back in Time at Skara Brae: A Neolithic Settlement in the Heart of Prehistoric Orkney
January 8th, 2021 Awake Goy
In 1850, a fierce storm hit the Bay o’ Skaill on the main island of the Orkney island archipelago. In doing so, it ripped grass from a hill, then known as Skerrabra, to reveal the remnants of an ancient stone house. Further investigations revealed that the hill and its immediate vicinity had once been the […]