Tristan Hughes goes on a road trip of a lifetime to discover more about the mysteries of prehistoric Scotland.
In Part one, Tristan heads to Orkney to investigate its astonishing 5,000 year old Stone Age remains.
In Part two, Tristan sees the beautiful carvings of adult red deer, the first animal representations in Scotland. This is just one of the remarkable finds in one of the most extraordinary prehistoric landscapes in Scotland: the magical and mysterious Kilmartin Glen.
In Part three, Tristan ventures across Scotland to investigate prehistoric skyscrapers – brochs.
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I mean… to call that pottery "high quality" is quite ridiculous. It was the Mediterranean, the place where you had "high quality pottery". Uff
Maybe they moved the stones during the winter, over ice and snow, the stones would be heavy sleds. Perhaps they coated one side in wet earth/moss which then freezes and provides less resistance when transporting the monoliths.
Interesting…but tool on tool is more likely for consistency and accuracy…one rock hammering a harder stone that would chip the target stone….
Most of the best and least visited sites (due to remoteness) are in and around Angus and Aberdeenshire.
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The minute an English man started talking. I was out. I don’t want to hear him. Tell the story I want Scot to tell the story. I’m out.
Hey those mystery circle things are probably meat tenderizers
How will this site be protected from the next storm/ climate change ect? Now that has been unearthed it seems very suseptable to damage from the elements and our interactions.
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