2. How was the physical layout of Skara Brae like/unlike the "fertile crescent" settlements circa 5000BCE - 2000BCE?
3. Compare the actual living quarters of the inhabitants.
4. What materials were used in the buildings of each settlement (Skara Brae, CatalHoyuk)?
Catal Huyuk - good written description of the houses; no images, but still a valuable site and another place to visit |
The Stone Age - The History of Scotland full of information on life in Skara Brae
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Skara Brae - good images and words about the settlement on one page
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Early Scotland: Settlement at Skara Brae Here is a great aerial view of Skara Brae
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Architecture of Catal Hoyuk - check out this page to find out what the buildings looked like |
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Visit Orkney this site describes several places on the Orkney Islands in addition to great images of Skara Brae
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Skara Brae. Settlement, Megalithic Mysteries - great images but only a little information
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