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Carved stone ball from Skara Brae

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Stone balls from Skara Brae

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A carved stone ball from Skara Brae

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A second carved stone ball from Skara Brae

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Stone balls in the British Museum

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Stone balls in the Ashmolean Museum

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Digital dwelling at Skara Brae

Source: Vimeo

Video reconstruction of Skara Brae funded by Historic Scotland with an interpretation of how people may have interacted with the balls (7 mins).



See this video on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/alicewatterson/skarabrae

360° panorama of the interior of a house at Skara Brae

Source: bbc.co.uk

Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/vrml/skara_brae_vrml.mov

Skara Brae for children

Source: bbc.co.uk

Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/primary/skarabrae/

Education Scotland website about Skara Brae

Source: educationscotland.gov.uk

Visit the site http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/earlypeople/skarabrae/index.asp

Outside the classroom



Here are some relevant museums and sites to visit.

Visit Skara Brae

Source: historic-scotland.gov.uk

Visit the site http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places/propertyresults/propertyplan.htm?PropID=PL_244&PropName=Skara%20Brae%20Prehistoric%20Village

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Source: nms.ac.uk

Visit the site http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/

Ashmolean Museum

Source: ashmolean.org

Visit the site http://www.ashmolean.org

British Museum

Source: britishmuseum.org

Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org
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Carved stone ball from Skara Brae