Civilisation


This podcast is about my exploration of Neolithic Orkney. The cover art is my drawing of a home in the village of Skara Brae, complete with beds, hearth and dresser.

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  1. Fascinating Ant. How strange that this seems to be the oldest known civilisation apart from the Mesopotamian one. As I understand it, two waves of modern humans pulsed out from the African savannah . It’s easy to see why they should have settled and established the first (known) complex, functioning sociey in Mespotamia. But the runner-up in Orkney? That does seem a stretch! Couldn’t they have found somewhere a bit warmer, more hospitable and nearer to hand? Much, doubtless, remains to be discovered.

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