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FANCY THAT!
Dogs were common in ancient Britain, judging by gnawed bones that have been found. They would have been hunting dogs, guard dogs, sheep dogs or just pets. The oldest dogs were made of stone and were called rOcKweilers!
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Doyoueverwish . . .
you could build a really cool gang hut?
Well, if you were around in the Orkney isles 5,000 years ago, you could have picked up some tips from ace Stone Age builders.
Nobody knew anything about the settlement of Skara Brae until a storm in 1850 battered Orkney and uncovered some amazing ruins. By the 1930s, eight homes had been excavated.
What’s amazing is how complete these Stone Age joints are. They were built into the land and linked together by a series of low, covered passages – which sounds oUtRaGeOuSlY cOoL! Imagine
if you had a secret tunnel to your pal’s house.
Each house has one room and contains stone furniture, including a ‘dresser’, perhaps for displaying special items; two box-beds; a central fireplace; and small tanks, possibly for fish bait. Next time you’re having a whine-fest about how uncomfortable your mattress is, just remember it’s a bit cosier than a bed made of RoCkS!
Various artefacts were also discovered, including tools, jewellery, mysterious carved stones and even dice! Maybe they loved a game of Stone Age Monopoly?
Skara Brae was deserted around 4,500 years ago – but nobody knows why. Some think a giant sandstorm covered the settlement, while others believe the change was more gradual. Or perhaps they just found a place with comfier beds . . .
The home