Orkney is very cold and windy!
1 - Houses
There were stone tables, stone cupboards, stone chairs and even stone beds!
2-Inside a house
They also made knives and tools for the farm.
4 - The workshop
They ate the meat and made toys and musical instruments from the bones.
3 - The beach
The sea was very important to the people of Skara Brae.
3 - The beach
They ate lots of fish and shellfish. Sometimes there were whales. Then they were very happy!
3 - The beach
They made tools and sculptures from the wood.
3 - The beach
They didn’t make coins because they didn’t have money,
4 - The workshop
They had a fire in a fireplace in the middle of the room so it wasn’t cold.
2-Inside a house
They even made necklaces and small sculptures.
4 - The workshop
In winter, people went down the passages to visit their friends.
1 - Houses
There weren’t any trees in Skara Brae so people made everything inside their houses with stones.
2-Inside a house