SKARA BRAE

skârˈə brā, Stone Age village, on Mainland in the Orkney Islands, N Scotland. Dating from c.3200 to 2200 b.c., the village was preserved under a sand dune until uncovered by a storm in 1851. It contains seven underground chambers furnished with stone dressers, tables, and beds. Skara Brae is considered an outstanding preserved Stone Age village.

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books on: Skara Brae  - 76 results

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Vessels for the Ancestors: Essays on the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland in Honour of Audrey Henshall
Book by Niall Sharples, Alison Sheridan; Edinburgh University Press, 1992
Subjects: Great Britain--Antiquities, Henshall, A. S--(Audrey S.), Ireland--Antiquities, Megalithic Monuments--Great Britain, Megalithic Monuments--Ireland, Neolithic Period--Great Britain, Neolithic Period--Ireland
...personal communication , and at Skara Brae a considerable amount of effort...restricted to the settlement of Skara Brae. There is no evidence for this very...unpublished excavation assemblages e.g. Skara Brae and the Links of Noltland promises...
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Scotland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide
Book by Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology)--Scotland--Guidebooks, Scotland--Antiquities--Guidebooks
...212 Ring of Brodgar 213 Skara Brae 214 Stones of Stenness...Dunain Scord of Brouster Skara Brae Stanydale Stones of...condition. The most famous site is Skara Brae in Orkney p. 184 , where houses...
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The Prehistoric Peoples of Scotland
Book by Stuart Piggott; Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1962
Subjects: Prehistoric Peoples--Scotland, Scotland--Antiquities, Scotland--History--To 1057
...Rinyo-Clacton ware at the sites of Skara Brae and Rinyo, one may hazard the guess...allowed to obscure the fact that Skara Brae and Rinyo are sui generis, and cannot...since apart from the specimens from Skara Brae 1 none has so far been found in...
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Farmers, Temples and Tombs: Scotland in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age
Book by Gordon Barclay; Birlinn, 2005
Subjects: Bronze Age--Scotland, Neolithic Period--Scotland, Scotland--Antiquities
...excavations on the stone buildings at Skara Brae, nor use Stonehenge and Avebury as...from the well-known settlement at Skara Brae, where, however, the houses are...excavator of Bamhouse believes that the Skara Brae houses are later. At Barnhouse...
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Archaeological Theory and Scientific Practice
Book by Andrew Jones; Cambridge University Press, 2002
Subjects: Archaeology--Field Work, Archaeology--Methodology, Archaeology--Philosophy
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journal articles on: Skara Brae  - 4 results

 
 
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Treasures from the Past: Using Archaeology in Upper-Elementary Social Studies
Journal article by Cynthia C. Gardner; Social Studies, Vol. 88, 1997
Subjects: History--Study And Teaching, Social Sciences--Study And Teaching
...preparation for this activity, I read to the children Skara Brae: The Story of a Prehistoric Village , by Olivier...3-2-1 Contact Video Series. Dunrea, O. 1985 . Skara Brae, the story of a prehistoric village . New York: Holiday...
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The Magical Universe: Everyday Ritual and Magic in Pre-Modern Europe
Journal article by Malcolm Jones; Folklore, Vol. 115, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Magical Universe: Everyday Ritual and Magic in Pre-Modern Europe (Book)--Book reviews
...etymology on the authors part. For "quartian" read "quartan" (p. 352), for "Clynnos Fawr" read "Clynnog Fawr" (p. 412), and Skara Brae is wrongly located in Ireland (p. 457). To state that nine is a lucky number because it is "a multiple of three" (p...
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Before Scotland: The Story of Scotland before History
Journal article by Christopher Chippindale; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 12, 2006
Subjects: Before Scotland: The Story of Scotland Before History (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
...but pointless way. So we are given a strong and lively story right through. As well as the famous old Scots sites like Skara Brae and Cairnpapple Hill, we visit Doggerland, the low-lying lands off the British Coast in early post-glacial times which...
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Dwelling among the Monuments: The Neolithic Village of Barnhouse, Maeshowe Passage Grave and Surrounding Monuments at Stenness, Orkney
Journal article by Joshua Pollard; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 12, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Dwelling Among the Monuments: The Neolithic Village of Barnhouse, Maeshowe Passage Grave and Surrounding Monuments at Stenness (Book)--Book reviews
...hundred years or so from c.3200 BC, and associated with Grooved Ware pottery. Analogous to contemporary structures at Skara Brae and Rinyo, the Barnhouse buildings follow a common format, being oval with central hearths and internal stone-built furniture...


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magazine articles on: Skara Brae  - 3 results

 
 
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Henry VIII's Wives
Magazine article by Lars Bang Larsen; Artforum International, Vol. 41, September 2002
Subjects: Art, Abstract--Exhibitions, Henry VIII's Wives--Exhibitions
...Skaer) have reconstructed the Neolithic Orkney village of Skara Brae, complete with burial house, residential areas, and a...provisional from the indifferent, near-eternal point of view of Skara Brae. But perhaps the subversive gesture and spatial thrill...
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Alba Scotland
Magazine article by Alistair Cruickshank; Focus, Vol. 46, Winter 2001
Subjects: Scotland--History, Scots (British people)--History, Scots--History, Scottish history
...primitive stone axes, and scrapers made of flint. Skara Brae, in the Orkney Isles, is a Stone Age village built around...History Ca. 1900 BC Evidence of humans in Scotland, from Skara Brae, Stone Age village in Orkney Isles. AD 120-123 Hadrians...
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Feld Ballet Celebrates a Birthday
Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 68, February 1994
Subjects: Eliot Feld Ballet Company--History, Feld, Eliot--Works
...danced by Lynn Aaron see Lynn Aaron: No Dull Tulle, page 82; La Vida; Play Bach (last seen nearly seven years ago); and Skara Brae. Feld says that this twentieth-anniversary milestone has no great significance for him personally. Reflecting on the...


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newspaper articles on: Skara Brae  - 35 results

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BRIAN OF BRITAIN; Dim Vandal Scrawls 'Brian Finlay Slept Here' on Skara Brae
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), August 16, 2007
Subjects: Hyundai Corp.
...Scrawls Brian Finlay Slept Here on Skara Brae. Byline: By Bob Dow A VANDAL...stone houses at the 5000-year-old Skara Brae site on Orkney. And he helpfully...family who are still on the island." Skara Brae is regarded as the best preserved...
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After 5,000 Years Two Ideal Homes Built in a True Neolithic Style
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 27, 1996
...secret it had hidden for 5,000 years - Skara Brae, the best preserved pre-historic...since then will be constructed at Skara Brae. Work on the two houses, which...has been involved with the work at Skara Brae for more than 10 years. He said...
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Vandal Defaces 5,000-Year-Old Site . . . Then Signs His Name! 'Mersey Link' to Graffiti
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), August 17, 2007
...attractions, the 5,000-year-old village of Skara Brae, in Sandwick. But officers are confident...is one of the best houses here in Skara Brae. "Theyve put marker pen on a dresser...without damaging the stone too much." Skara Brae was first discovered following a...
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History on the Brink
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 25, 2008
Subjects: Archaeology--Protection and preservation, Historic sites--Protection and preservation
...monuments as St Andrews Castle and Skara Brae in Orkney coulddisappear unless work...Along with St Andrews Castle and Skara Brae, sites that havealready been protected...point for a sizeable local community. Skara Brae, Orkney The worldfamous site lay...
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TOMBS AT THE TOP; LARA CROFT Is Back in the New Version of Her Top-Selling Video Game Tomb Raider Legend, out in November. the Gun-Toting Archaeologist Has Helped Fuel a Wave of Interest in Ancient Burial Sites. Here, We Look at Scotland's Most Intriguing Tombs
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), September 3, 2006
...stolen by grave-robbers Burke and Hare. The surviving eight are on display at the Museum of Scotland, in Edinburgh. SKARA BRAE SKARA BRAE was discovered in 1850, when a storm stripped the grass from a large mound on the mainland of Orkney known as Skerrabra...
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encyclopedia articles on: Skara Brae  - 3 results

 
 
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Skara Brae
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SKARA BRAE skar bra, Stone Age village, on Mainland in the Orkney Islands...seven underground chambers furnished with stone dressers, tables, and beds. Skara Brae is considered an outstanding preserved Stone Age village...
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Mainland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...dwellings, circles, and standing stones. Most famous of these are Maeshowe and the Standing Stones of Stenness . Skara Brae is an excavated Stone Age village. 2 Island, 375 sq mi (971 sq km), extreme N Scotland. It is the largest of the...
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Orkney Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...naval base in World Wars I and II. The islands have many prehistoric relics. Stone Age villages have been unearthed at Skara Brae on Mainland and a broch (prehistoric fort) at Rinyo on Rousay. Other relics are the burial chambers at Maeshowe and...


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