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Fromitsearliestdays,

Britainwasanobjectofdesire.

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Tacitusdeclaredit

"pretiumvictoriae"-worththeconquest,

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thebestcompliment

thatcouldoccurtoaRoman.

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Hehadnevervisitedtheseshores

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butwasnonethelessconvinced

thatBritanniawasrichingold.

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Silverwasabundanttoo.

Apparentlysowerepearls,

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thoughTacitushadheard

theyweregrey,

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liketheovercast,rain-heavyskies,

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andthenativesonlycollectedthem

whencastupontheshore.

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AsfarastheRomanhistorians

wereconcerned,

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Britanniamaybeoff

attheedgeoftheworld,

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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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Vast,imposing

andutterlyunknowable.

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OrkneyhasanotherNeolithicsite,

evenmoreimpressivethanBrodgar,

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thelastthingyouwouldexpect

fromtheStoneAge,

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ashockinglyfamiliarglimpse

ofancientdomesticlife.

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Perchedonthewesterncoast

ofOrkney'smainisland,

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avillagecalledSkaraBrae.

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Beneathanareanobigger

thanthe18thgreenofagolfcourse

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liesEurope'smostcomplete

Neolithiccommunity,

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preservedfor5,000years

underablanketofsandandgrass

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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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TechnicallystilltheStoneAge

andNeolithicperiod,

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thesearenothuts,

they'retruehouses,

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builtfromsandstoneslabs

thatlieallaroundtheisland

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andgavestoutprotection

tovillagersatSkaraBrae,

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fromtheirbitingOrcadianwinds.

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Theywererealneighbours,

livingcheekbyjowl,

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theirhousesconnectedbywalled,

sometimesdecoratedalleyways.

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Itiseasytoimaginegossip

travellingdownthosealleys

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afteraheartyseafoodsupper.

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Wehaveeverything

youcouldwantfromavillage

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exceptachurchandapub.

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In3,000BC,theseaandair

werewarmerthantheyarenow.

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Oncethey'dsettled

intheirsandstonehouses,

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theycouldharvestredbream

andmusselsandoysters

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thatwereabundantintheshallows.

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Cattlegavemeatandmilk

anddogswerekept

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forhuntingandforcompany.

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InNeolithictimestherewould

havebeenadozenhouses,

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half-dugintotheground

forcomfortandsafety.

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Athriving,bustling

littlecommunityof50or60.

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TherealmiracleofSkaraBrae

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isthatthesehouses

werenotmereshelters.

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Theywerebuiltbypeople

whohadculture,whohadstyle.

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Here'swheretheyshowedoff

thatstyle.

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Afullyequipped,all-purpose

Neolithiclivingroom,