What happened that caused the residents to abandon their homes? Archaeologists determined that less than 50 people lived in ...

Discovered by chance in 1850, Skara Brae is the best-preserved Neolithic village in Europe. Located on the coast of Orkney, Scotland, this 5,000-year-old site is a fascinating reminder of a long ...

but Skara Brae seems to have been a very close community with little room for non-conformists. Every house has the same layout for roughly a family-sized living space (around 40 square metres).

It's a freshwater loch where the people of Skara Brae could have caught trout and eels. Most Neolithic people built houses with wooden frames. But on the Orkney Islands, there aren't many trees.