Skara Brae

Skara Brae
/skar"euh bray"/
the site of an excavated Neolithic village on Pomona in the Orkney Islands, dating from c2000 B.C.

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Skara Brae [Skara Brae]
a ↑Stone Age village on Mainland, the largest island of the ↑Orkney Islands. It is the best preserved village of its period in Europe, because it was covered in sand for almost 3 000 years.

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  • Skara Brae — | | | |Skara Brae (pronEng|ˈskɑrə ˈbreɪ) is a large stone built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of mainland Orkney, Scotland. It consists of ten clustered houses, and was occupied from roughly 3100 2500BC. It… …   Wikipedia

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  • Skara Brae — /skar euh bray / the site of an excavated Neolithic village on Pomona in the Orkney Islands, dating from c2000 B.C. * * * or Skerrabra Late Neolithic village on the shore of the Bay of Skaill in Scotland s Orkney Islands. Skara Brae was built с… …   Universalium

  • Skara Brae — o Skerrabra Aldea del neolítico tardío situada en la ribera de la bahía de Skaill, en las islas Orcadas, Escocia. Fue construida 3200–2200 BC. Cubierta por una duna de arena, es una de las aldeas prehistóricas de Europa mejor conservadas. Su… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Skara Brae (disambiguation) — Skara Brae is a Neolithic settlement on the west coast of mainland Orkney, Scotland.The name may also refer to:*Skara Brae (band), a traditional Irish music group. * Skara Brae , the main settlement in the The Bard s Tale computer role playing… …   Wikipedia

  • Skara Brae (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Skara Brae Img capt = Skara Brae at a rare concert in Gaoth Dobhair, 2005. Background = group or band Years active = 1970–1971 Associated acts = The Bothy Band Nightnoise Relativity URL = Origin = Ranafast, County… …   Wikipedia

  • Skara Brae (groupe) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Skara Brae (homonymie). Skara Brae Pays d’origine  Irlande …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Skara Brae (homonymie) — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Skara Brae peut désigner : Skara Brae, un site archéologique situé sur la côte occidentale de l île principale des Orcades (archipel situé au nord de …   Wikipédia en Français

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