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Friday, November 4, 2011

6th Grade Skara Brae

Archaeological evidence helps us reconstruct early human communities.

Question:
How does historical evidence explain early hunter-gatherer society?


Your Job:
As an archaeologist you will describe artifacts found at Skara Brae and what they reveal about the people that live there.

Use the following web sites to look for and discover artifacts that can tell you about the people that lived at Skara Brae.


http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/index.html
  • Read the history.  Then click the links that are provided in the history.  
  • Click on Images (found on the left side of the page)
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http://www.visitorkney.com/index.asp

Explore the Orkney Islands through their tourism site.



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Ancient Scotland

http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk/site.php?a=134

  • Read the intro on the right side of the page
  • Look at and click on the photographs on the left side of the page
  • At the top--click on List All Sites then explore the different sites
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http://www.stonepagehttp://www.stonepages.com/scotland/scotland.htmls.com/scotland/skarabrae.html

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http://www.stonepages.com/scotland/scotland.html
  • Click on Skara Brae
  • Read and look at the picture



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http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/skarabrae/
  • Read the page
  • Look at the photographs
  • Click on the links within the text to see more images and to learn more


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http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/scara.html
  • Read

    • Click on Images to see more 

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Skara Brae
http://henge.org.uk/ancient-monument-directory/skara-brae/
  • Read and learn 
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http://www.charles-tait.co.uk/library/archaeology/orkney/skara/

  • Click on the many images to learn more.


 

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Using out DataBases search for Skara Brae OR Orkney Islands OR Ancient Scottland

Britannica Encyclopedia Online (Middle School)

Gale Kids InfoBits

Ebsco Primary Source

Gale DIScovering Collection


World Book Encyclopedia