Video Link #1: The Ring of Brodgar
Location: Orkeny Islands, Scotland
Date: 2500-2000 BC / Early Bronze Age
I had the chance to visit this site. It's a neolithic cermonial site. It was once known as the Temple of the Sun. The Stones of Steness, just a mile away, were known as the Temple of the Moon.
Questions to consider:
a) What does this archaelogical site reveal about the people who lived in this region?
b) What reserouces were used in the construction of this site and others nearby such as the Stones of Stennes, explain?
Location: Orkeny Islands, Scotland
Date: 2500-2000 BC / Early Bronze Age
I had the chance to visit this site. It's a neolithic cermonial site. It was once known as the Temple of the Sun. The Stones of Steness, just a mile away, were known as the Temple of the Moon.
Questions to consider:
a) What does this archaelogical site reveal about the people who lived in this region?
b) What reserouces were used in the construction of this site and others nearby such as the Stones of Stennes, explain?
Video Link #2: The Standing Stones of Callanish
Location: Isles of Lewis, Scotland
Date: 2900 BC
The Stones of Callanish predate Stonehenge are among the oldest standing stones in Europe.
Questions To Consider:
a) After watching this video and the one of the Stones of Stennes, how might these sites be interconnected?
b) Consider the placement of the stones. Do you think there is any signficance? If so, explain.
c) Some people argue these people were not advanced in technology-I mean it is just "stone" they say? Do you agree or disagree with their argument? Use evidence from the videos to justify and support your claim.
