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Inside a Neolithic stone house
Age 9 · History
Open to everyone until Saturday, October 24
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This house was built about 5,000 years ago from flat stone slabs, because almost no trees grew nearby. A fire burned in the middle of the room, with stone beds and a stone shelf around it.
In the picture
- The central hearth: a low kerb of stones where the fire burned for warmth and cooking
- The stone dresser: shelves facing the doorway, holding clay pots and a bone pin
- The stone box-bed: flat slabs built into a box, filled with heather and animal skins
- The sunken floor box: a small stone cist set into the flagstones for keeping things safe
Examples
- A fire in the middle of a room, like a campfire that everyone sits around
- A shelf for dishes, like the cupboard where plates are kept at home
Key takeaways
- Skara Brae is a Neolithic village on Orkney in Scotland, buried in sand until a storm uncovered it in 1850.
- Each house had one room with a hearth, stone beds, a dresser and storage boxes.
Quiz: Inside a Neolithic stone house (Age 9)
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Where did the fire burn in a Skara Brae house?
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What was the stone box-bed filled with?
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What happened to Skara Brae before a storm uncovered it?
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