Neolithic housing

History of Architecture begins in the Neolithic period, roughly 10,000 years ago or at the time when people stopped living in cages and began constructing homes. Architecture is the desire to construct an architectural artefact fuelled by the desire to create more than just beauty but comfort and elegance. The Architecture is derived from the […]

One of the major changes in prehistoric Britain was the gradual shift away from hunter-gathering towards settled agriculture. The arrival of farming from about 4000 BC had a profound effect on every aspect of daily life for the people who lived on our islands.

Neolithic homes 5000BC

https://flic.kr/p/2pHG2r4 | Neolithic houses | There are several houses of various sizes at Skara Brae, they date from over 5000 years ago. There is also a visitor's centre, with a museum, a gift shop, even a place to eat.

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Recreated Neolithic House, by English Heritage

Mesolithic Britain....

David Mathew on Instagram: "Skara Brae Neolithic village. These are the earliest houses at the ancient settlement right on the western coast of Orkney, which dates to over 5000 years old predating both Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza. In their day, these houses would have had a rounded square floor plan which would have had a surrounding stone wall holding up a roof of turf. The village was situated beside an inland freshwater loch, and supported itself by farming crops such as…

Neolithic houses at Stonehenge Visitors Centre

Reconstruction of a house in Skara Brae, Orkney a Neolithic settlement.

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Guest houses in Neolithic caves