#Skara Brae

[ancientorigins]

Scotland’s Orkney Islands are home to an astonishing number of neolithic sites. From the settlement of Skara Brae to the Broch of Gurness, the islands are full of mysteries.

#Orkney #Lighthouse #Scotland #Stone Age #Skara Brae #Broch #Neolithic #ancient #history #ancient origins

[thesilicontribesman]

Bone and Tooth Necklace from Skara Brae, 3100 to 2500BCE, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

#ice age #stone age #bronze age #copper age #iron age #neolithic #mesolithic #calcholithic #paleolithic #prehistoric #prehistory #bones #tooth #bone necklace #skara brae #ancient living #ancient craft #ancient culture #Scotland #archaeology #relic #jewellery #carving #artefact #Edinburgh

[bletheringskite]

Skara Brae

Long before Stonehenge or even the Egyptian pyramids were built, Skara Brae was a thriving village. Step back 5,000 years in time to explore the best-preserved Neolithic settlement in Western Europe.

Skara Brae is remarkable because of its age, and even more so for the quality of its preservation. Its structures survive in impressive condition – as does, incredibly, the furniture in the village houses.

Nowhere else in Western Europe can we see such rich evidence of how our remote ancestors actually lived.

Skara Brae became part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney in 1999, in recognition of the site’s profound importance.

#Skara Brae #Neolithic #Orkney #Scotland

[vox-anglosphere]

The stone age settlement at Skara Brae dates from 3000 BC

#Skara Brae #Orkney Islands #Scottish history #neolithic #UK #prehistoric #archaeology #stone age #settlement #excavation

[bluesman56]

Skara Brae, home from home by Tony

#Bay of Skaill #East Mainland #Orkney #Scotland #Skara Brae #World Heritage #archaeology #britain #coast #europe #houses #island #neolithic #remains #site #©2021 Tony Sherratt #2021 09 23 134630 #flickr

[labellepetitefleursauvage]

Cold as fuck for a walk along the beach, but pretty

#the emerald star talks #bay of skaill #skara brae #Orkney #home

[rose-in-a-fisted-glove]

Skara Brae

#Skara Brae #My photography

[starstruckcloudgalaxy]

Our Northern Scotland trip – Part 3: Skara Brae

Our Northern Scotland trip – Part 3: Skara Brae

This time we’ll concentrate entirely on one site, dear friends – the most important and famous one on the Okrney Islands, the Stone Age settlement of Skara Brae. Years ago, while I was studying history back in Munich, I first saw photographs of this unique place, and it’s fascinated me ever since; I’d been wanting to see it in reality for decades, and finally the day had come: we arrived at the…

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#History #Lifestyle #Neolithic #Orkney #Photos #Scotland #Skara Brae #Stone Age #Tourism #Travel

[allmusic]

AllMusic Staff Pick: Skara Brae Skara Brae

A seminal work of traditional music, Skara Brae were among the first to adapt the Irish language into harmony singing. The Ó Domhnaill siblings later went on to play in other influential groups like the Bothy Band, Relativity, and Altan.

- Timothy Monger

#skara brae #allmusic staff picks

[robynbirdsnest]

fairy pools, standing stones, and (perhaps even) a monster

Our friends Mike and Josie are celebrating twenty five years of marriage this spring. They’ve decided to celebrate with a trip to Scotland. They invited us to come along. Um, yes please! We’re making our lists (and you know I’m checking them twice) of all the things we’re hoping to do. Some are touristy, some not so much. I will say we changed the dates of the trip for an opportunity to ride the…

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#plans #according to my research #adventure #Edinburgh #explore #fairies #I believe in fairies #learning from life #planner #planning #Scotland #Skara Brae #standing stones #steam train #train station #trains #travel #travel plans #traveling #trip #vacation #vacay

[doktortee]

#ancient #orkney #skara brae

[danieleneandermancini]

LE ORIGINI DEI GIOCHI CON LA PALLA NEL MONDO ANTICO

LE ORIGINI DEI GIOCHI CON LA PALLA NEL MONDO ANTICO

Con il deplorevole mondiale di calcio che si svolge in Qatar, la mania per gli sport competitivi e i giochi con la palla sembra un’usanza addirittura legata all’evoluzione dell’uomo. La congettura non ha prove certe che dimostrino che anche i preistorici tirassero un calcio ad un pallone, in tempi diversi e in luoghi diversi, non è stata trovata alcuna prova di un Home Erectus o altre varianti di…

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#Necropoli di Beni Hasan #necropoli di Yanghai #Patrick Wertmann #Skara Brae #Tsu chu #ulama

[tneql]

The Never Ending Quest Log #6

The Secrets of Skara Brae

Dawn has begun to rise on the quaint mountain town of Eredet. The first rays of sun hit the cobblestones of the streets, the glow of the morning light shining from the buildings, sunlight ricochetting from the windows and walls.

The sounds of the market stalls setting up and shops prepping for the morning ahead can be heard all around. The hushed conversations of town folk bring us awareness to the here and now, as we gather by the local well to meet our new travelling companions.

Ready for a day that will change the lives of everyone on the continent, forever.

FULL EPISODE:

#tneql #The Never Ending Quest Log #dnd campaign #ttrpg campaign #twitch #Skara Brae #Youtube

[ukdamo]

Today’s photo: Skaill House, Skara Brae, Orkney.

The house dates from 1620, when it was built for Bishop George Graham (Bishop of Orkney). Successive lairds have lived in the property over the succeeding four centuries. It is a now a museum and offers self-catering accommodation. 

Of course, it overlooks the bay of Skaill - and the fabulous neolithic site of Skara Brae.

#skaill house #skara brae #orkney #scotland

[thinkingredwizard]

Hobbits, Moomins, Makka-Pakka, what is this category and who else should go in it? (Hobbits and Makka-Pakka live underground, Moomins do not. Hobbits and Moomins are whimsical creatures used to tell stories with a kind of melancholy, Makka-Pakka is just kinda vibing?)

#makka pakka specifically lives in a house based on Skara Brae #I think hobbits and Moomins should also live in dwellings inspired by neolithic architecture

[the-casbah-way]

Can you explain the Skara Brae joke pretty please

yes !!! i embellished the truth a little for the sake of the meme but. skara brae is a neolithic housing settlement in orkney that consists of a group of little houses/living spaces that are all connected by passageways. this could've served as a way to get from house to house without having to go outside into the cold but given the communal nature of neolithic communities it was probably also to allow a more group-based way of living if that makes sense. anyway you should absolutely look into skara brae it's fascinating and insanely well preserved because it was entirely covered by sand up until around the 1800s i think and you can even see the original furniture in the houses

#going to start wearing a shirt that says ask me about skara brae on it #but for real. do ask me if you wanna know more #casbah history tag