New 3D Scans Finally Reveal How Skara Brae’s Orthostats Were Built


Step inside Skara Brae as new 3D scans peel back 5,000 years of stonecraft.
See how upright flagstone orthostats, midden-packed walls, and stone drains built warm, durable homes on Orkney’s coast.
LiDAR and photogrammetry expose wall thicknesses, passage geometry, and hidden construction sequences.
We weave human story with hard measurements—what the data proves, what life likely felt like.
By the end, you’ll know how these rooms stood so long—and what digital archaeology is revealing next.

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