Skara Brae
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Skara Brae is a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic stone village in Orkney, Scotland, dating back over 5,000 years and offering key insights into prehistoric life.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic settlement
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World Heritage Site component → archaeological site → |
| abandoned |
around 2500 BCE
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| associatedWith |
Neolithic Orkney culture
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| buildingMaterial |
local flagstone
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| chronologicalRelation |
older than Stonehenge
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older than the Great Pyramids of Giza → |
| country |
Scotland
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| discovered |
1850
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| discoveredDuring |
storm that stripped sand from the dunes
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| estimatedConstructionEnd |
c. 2500 BCE
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| estimatedConstructionStart |
c. 3180 BCE
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| excavatedBy |
Vere Gordon Childe
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| feature |
beads and ornaments
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drainage system → gaming or tally stones → grooved ware pottery → hearths in house interiors → interconnected passageways → midden deposits → shell and bone artefacts → stone box-beds → stone dressers → stone furniture → stone-built houses → |
| firstMajorExcavation |
1927–1930
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| floruit |
late Neolithic period
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| hasVisitorCentre |
true
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| heritageDesignation |
Scheduled Monument
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UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageList |
1999
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| locatedIn |
Orkney
→
United Kingdom → |
| locatedNear |
Bay of Skaill
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| locatedOn |
Mainland, Orkney
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| managedBy |
Historic Environment Scotland
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| materialUsed |
stone
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| numberOfHouses |
8
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| offersViewOf |
Bay of Skaill
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| partOf |
Heart of Neolithic Orkney
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| protectionStatus |
legally protected archaeological site
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| significance |
one of the best-preserved Neolithic villages in Europe
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provides key insights into prehistoric daily life → |
| touristAttraction |
true
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| UNESCOSiteId |
514
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| usedFor |
domestic habitation
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small-scale farming community → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Skara Brae
("Neolithic Orkney culture")
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associatedWith |
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Orkney Islands
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contains |
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Orkney Islands
("Heart of Neolithic Orkney")
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hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
|
Historic Environment Scotland
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manages |
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Skara Brae
("Heart of Neolithic Orkney")
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partOf |