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What is Skara Brae? Find out about the history of Skara Brae in this year 3/4 primary history guide from BBC Bitesize.
Archaeologists may have discovered another Skara Brae around half a mile from the world-famous Neolithic village. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited ...
Discovered by chance in 1850, Skara Brae is the best-preserved Neolithic village in Europe. Located on the coast of Orkney, Scotland, this 5,000-year-old site is a fascinating reminder of a long ...
Experts have successfully removed all traces of graffiti which had been daubed onto the ancient Skara Brae settlement on Orkney. The vandalism, including the words "Scouse Celts", was found at the ...
The photographs were taken at Skara Brae, probably in 1929 An "excavation" on social media has provided names for four women shown in pictures of a dig in Orkney.
Skara Brae's remarkable survival through the ages is thanks to the design of the original builders who buried the stone-slab walls up to roof level in clay soil and waste material in order to ...
The Orkney Islands were at the innovative center of Britain's Neolithic culture, as the village of Skara Brae shows. The village was abruptly abandoned after roughly 600 years.
The best preserved house at the 5,000-year-old wonder of Skara Brae is being opened up thanks to 21st-century technology. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...