
Skara Brae
Historic Scotland(Author)
Historic Environment Scotland (Publisher)
Published on 16. July 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
56 pages
978-1-84917-074-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Neolithic village known as Skara Brae was continuously occupied for about 300 to 400 years, before being abandoned around 2500 BC. Despite severe coastal erosion, eight houses and a workshop have survived largely intact, with their stone furniture still in place. This is the best-preserved settlement of its period in northern Europe, and thousands of artefacts were discovered during excavations of the site.
Who lived here? How did they live? And why did they ultimately abandon the village? In this lively account, Dr David Clarke, who led major excavations at Orkney's Skara Brae, describes the details of the site and explores some of the enigmas posed by this extraordinary survival.
Who lived here? How did they live? And why did they ultimately abandon the village? In this lively account, Dr David Clarke, who led major excavations at Orkney's Skara Brae, describes the details of the site and explores some of the enigmas posed by this extraordinary survival.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Illustrations
100 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
217 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84917-074-1 (9781849170741)
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Historic Scotland is part of Historic Environment Scotland, the lead public body established to investigate, care for and promote Scotland's historic environment.