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thatBritanniawasrichingold.

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Silverwasabundanttoo.

Apparentlysowerepearls,

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thoughTacitushadheard

theyweregrey,

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liketheovercast,rain-heavyskies,

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01,126

andthenativesonlycollectedthem

whencastupontheshore.

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AsfarastheRomanhistorians

wereconcerned,

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Britanniamaybeoff

attheedgeoftheworld,

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14,974

butitwasofftheedgeoftheirworld,

notinabarbarianwilderness.

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Ifthosewritershadbeenable

totravelintimeaswellasspace

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tothenorthernmostofourislands,

theOrcades-ourmodernOrkney-

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theywouldhaveseensomething

muchmoreastonishingthanpearls:

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Signsofacivilisation

thousandsofyearsolderthanRome.

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ThereareremainsofStoneAgelife

alloverBritainandIreland.

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ButnowhereasabundantlyasOrkney,

withitsmounds,graves

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anditsgreatcirclesofstandingstones

likehereatBrodgar.

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43,043

Vast,imposing

andutterlyunknowable.

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OrkneyhasanotherNeolithicsite,

evenmoreimpressivethanBrodgar,

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56,168

thelastthingyouwouldexpect

fromtheStoneAge,

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03:

00,453

ashockinglyfamiliarglimpse

ofancientdomesticlife.

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04,091

Perchedonthewesterncoast

ofOrkney'

smainisland,

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07,292

avillagecalledSkaraBrae.

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Beneathanareanobigger

thanthe18thgreenofagolfcourse

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liesEurope'

smostcomplete

Neolithiccommunity,

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29,727

preservedfor5,000years

underablanketofsandandgrass

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34,411

untiluncoveredin1850

byaferociousseastorm.

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Thisisarecognisablevillage.

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Neatlyfittedintoitslandscape

betweenpastureandsea,

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intimate,domestic

andself-sufficient.

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59,688

TechnicallystilltheStoneAge

andNeolithicperiod,

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04:

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thesearenothuts,

they'

retruehouses,

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06,404

builtfromsandstoneslabs

thatlieallaroundtheisland

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10,454

andgavestoutprotection

tovillagersatSkaraBrae,

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13,732

fromtheirbitingOrcadianwinds.

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21,407

Theywererealneighbours,

livingcheekbyjowl,

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25,488

theirhousesconnectedbywalled,

sometimesdecoratedalleyways.

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30,445

Itiseasytoimaginegossip

travellingdownthosealleys

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33,493

afteraheartyseafoodsupper.

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40,614

Wehaveeverything

youcouldwantfromavillage

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43,164

exceptachurchandapub.

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51,323

In3,000BC,theseaandair

werewarmerthantheyarenow.

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55,131

Oncethey'

dsettled

intheirsandstonehouses,

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58,605

theycouldharvestredbream

andmusselsandoysters

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05:

01,528

thatwereabundantintheshallows.

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17,049

Cattlegavemeatandmilk

anddogswerekept

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19,365

forhuntingandforcompany.

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InNeolithictimestherewould

havebeenadozenhouses,

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27,853

half-dugintotheground

forcomfortandsafety.

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32,452

Athriving,bustling

littlecommunityof50or60.

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37,563

TherealmiracleofSkaraBrae

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40,932

isthatthesehouses

werenotmereshelters.

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46,089

Theywerebuiltbypeople

whohadculture,whohadstyle.

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51,367

Here'

swheretheyshowedoff

thatstyle.

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55,414

Afullyequipped,all-purpose

Neolithiclivingroom,