Skara Brae Impact On Society

Skara Brae Skara Brae, built approximately between c. 2000 and 1500 BC, is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the on the west coast of Mainland, on the Bay of Skaii, which is the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Many may have questions about this incredible work of art such as, “How was the community impacted before Skara Brae? Who inhabited it?” or “Why was it abandoned?” All of the following are very common questions. Skara Brae not only impacted the world in numerous ways, and the inhabitants would not be the same without, but it was also created by ingenious architects in ways so remarkable it has never been forgotten, even being designated as a World Heritage site in 1999. Skara Brae had a huge impact
Access to the houses is gained through a small doorway, which would have been blocked by a slab of stone and possibly even barred as well during the night, which goes to show how important security was to the dwellers (BBC, 2014,1) The houses, made of sandstone slabs, also used earth sheltering, sunk into the ground which would help protect them from harsh winter climates. Because there was a lack of trees on the island, all the furniture had to be made of stone. (Britnnica, 2014,1) Each also fallowed a standard plan, all identical, with the stone- build furniture including cupboards, dressers, seats, and storage boxes; these all laid out in a formal manner. (BBC, 2014,1) A number of stones in the walls of the huts and alleys have roughly scratched reliefs and rectilinear patters. The standardized design of each house was an indicator that no one person was more important than another; it was seen as a very close community and with no architectural evidence that any one structure was grander implying that the all villagers would with no social status. Opposite the doors, large stone dressers are intact today, and objects played great importance. On either side of the living space were stone beds, which would have been filled with