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A History of Ancient Britain – Orkney’s Stone Age Temple
Neil Oliver investigates the discovery of a 5,000-year-old temple in Orkney. Built 500 years before Stonehenge, the temple has triggered new thoughts about the beliefs of Neolithic people, turning the map of ancient Britain upside down.
The vast site lies undisturbed until now, set within one of the most important ancient landscapes in the world. There have been some incredible finds, including the first ever discovery of Neolithic painted wall decorations, and even the pigments and paint pots used by Stone Age artists.
Special effects have been used to bring this archaeological evidence to life, creating a three-dimensional model of the entire temple, allowing Neil to walk inside in a bid to understand just how it might have been used.
Long before the Egyptians began the pyramids, Neolithic European man built a vast temple complex at the top of what is now Scotland.
Neolithic discovery: Why Orkney is the centre of ancient Britain
Neolithic Scotland: Heart of Orkney World Heritage Sites
Heart of Neolithic Orkney – UNESCO World Heritage Centre
List of prehistoric Stone monuments structures in Great Britain
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ANCIENT BRITAIN: Life in Britain & Ireland Before the Romans (Part 2)
Achavanich
Beckhampton Avenue
Bennachie
Birkrigg stone circle
Boscawen-Un
Boskednan stone circle
The Bridestones
Callanish
Castlerigg stone circle
Doll Tor
Drizzlecombe
Grey Wethers
The Hurlers (stone circles)
Long Meg and Her Daughters
The Longstones
Mên-an-Tol
The Merry Maidens
Merrivale, Devon
Mitchell’s Fold
Nine Ladies
Rollright Stones
Rudston
Stalldown Barrow
Standing Stones of Stenness
Stanton Drew
Stones of Scotland
Swinside
Temple Wood
Torhouse
Tregeseal East stone circle
Yellowmead Down
Grim’s Ditch
Seahenge
Silbury Hill
The Gop
Stonehenge
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