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Skara Brae, 31 May 2006

A 5,000 year old stone age village, covered in sand by a sea storm, and washed up again in the 19th century.

Movies

Inside the Replica

Skara Brae
[Replica Entrance]
Replica Entrance 		[Replica of House 7]
Replica of House 7 		[Kind of dim]
Kind of dim 		[The real doors were about half height]
The real doors were about half height
Inside the replica
[Nice stonework]
Nice stonework 		[Shelf]
Shelf 		[Ceiling's high enough]
Ceiling's high enough 		[Corridor]
Corridor 		[Likely foodstuffs]
Likely foodstuffs
Going out
[Exit]
Exit 		[Another entrance, with some sort of support]
Another entrance, with some sort of support
Walking backwards in time
[Starting at the present]
Starting at the present 		[Arriving 5,000 years ago]
Arriving 5,000 years ago
Skara Brae Itself
[Not a replica]
Not a replica 		[Early House (9?)]
Early House (9?) 		[Two Phases]
Two Phases 		[Early House 10?]
Early House 10?
Second Phase
[Corridor]
Corridor 		[Long walk]
Long walk 		[Convenient to the sea]
Convenient to the sea 		[With roof]
With roof 		[A house]
A house
More Skara Brae
[Dresser]
Dresser 		[Not a house]
Not a house 		[Structure 8 (workshop?)]
Structure 8 (workshop?) 		[Firepit?]
Firepit? 		[Main passage]
Main passage
In the Middle of the Midden
[Midden]
Midden 		[Dresser]
Dresser 		[Bed frame]
Bed frame 		[Bed frame 2]
Bed frame 2 		[Under the roof]
Under the roof
Basic House
[Basic Plan]
Basic Plan 		[Hearth]
Hearth 		[Closet?]
Closet? 		[Storage spaces]
Storage spaces 		[Corridor]
Corridor
Moving Along
[Curve]
Curve 		[Another house]
Another house 		[How many more were out there?]
How many more were out there? 		[Bay of Skaill]
Bay of Skaill

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