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On The North Shore of Lake Superior
Grand Marais, Minnesota
1-866-467-5272
On The North Shore of Lake Superior Grand Marais, Minnesota 1-866-467-5272
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Skara Brae Prehistoric Village By The Sea
The people of Skara Brae were farmers, fishermen, and hunters. Approximately 20 families lived in the earth dwellings crafted of stone. They built their homes of midden (a material made from trash mixed with soil and plant matter) and stone which they cut into slabs and stacked to create walls. Additional building materials included whale bone and driftwood that washed up on shore. They used sod for roofing material and secured it with rope made from twisted heather. There are differing theories as to why the village of Skara Brae was abandoned. One is that the inhabitants were forced to leave their homes during a violent storm that destroyed the village. Another theory is the village slowly died as families left over time. Either way Skara Brae will live on as one of the most amazing windows into ancient history. To find out more about Skara Brae you can read Stone Age Farmers By the Sea - Scotland's Prehistoric Village of Skara Brae by Caroline Arnold.
Photographs courtesy of Sue Dittus. Remember from whence ye came.
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Far in the north of Scotland, on a windswept Orkney
Island, the ruins of the Neolithic stone village Skara Brae, lie sleeping.
The village existed 5000 years ago and was uncovered in 1854 during a violent
storm.
