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c. 3180 BC–2500 BC · Orkney, Scotland · Europe · Culture

Stone beds and dressers in a village older than the pyramids

In the winter of 1850 a storm stripped the sand from a dune on Orkney, revealing a village lived in from about 3180 to 2500 BC. Each house has a hearth, stone beds on either side and a stone dresser facing the door, with drains running beneath.

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A village older than the pyramids was uncovered by a storm. In the winter of 1850 a gale stripped the sand from a dune on Orkney, revealing houses from 3180–2500 BC with stone beds, hearths and dressers facing the door. Share →

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