Skara Brae is a Neolithic (stone age) village located on the Orkney Islands, found north of Scotland (see image 1). Using radiocarbon dating, it has been discovered that Skara Brae was one of the earliest farming villages in Britain having been inhabited over 5000 years ago. It was due to isolation and minimal changes to the landscape that a village that was created between 3100 and 2500 BC is one of the best preserved villages in northern Europe today. Due to Skara Brae being prehistoric, and therefore
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According to http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-skara-brae.htm "Skara Brae is the most complete Neolithic stone village of its kind in Scotland, which gives invaluable insight into life during the period of 3100 to 2500 BC. " That information tells us that settlements and villages were present during the Neolithic