Rhiannon wrote:
..that skara brae boasts the oldest known 'proper' toilets - in the world? with them ensuite and draining down to the sea. Marvellous.
The quality of life of those living at Skara Brae ,whether they were a "priestly caste " or not , must have been superior to that of many of their descendents thousands of years later . this little fact is brought to you via someone who is bored with being stuck at work on such a beautiful day.