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Neolithic Orkney rivalries detailed in new study


Rivalries in Orkney more than 4,500 years ago led to competition between communities including over how people were buried, according to new research.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-41319168
drewbhoy Posted by drewbhoy
20th September 2017ce

Comments (2)

potlatch society with the addition on chambered tombs, innit wideford Posted by wideford
20th September 2017ce
Well one thing is for certain, it was up North not down south that 'civilisation' began. ;) One thing TMA has taught me is to love and appreciate these far flung islands... moss Posted by moss
21st September 2017ce
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