About Me--Part 2

The houses in the Skara Brae village were well constructed and very closely resemble the houses we live in today. They were built with a corbeling technique, which is when flat stones are stacked upon each other to create layers that form the walls of the houses. These houses had simple furniture to leave more space in the rooms. The rooms had; stone beds that had furs to keep the people warm, they built storage above each bed, and cabinets to store their household belongings. Although their houses were fairly simple, they were built with much thought and precise placing of each stone. It is very interesting to see that these houses are a lot like the houses we live in, even though the Skara Brea houses were built in 3100-2600 BCE. The inside of our houses are so much alike; with the placement of furniture, storage, and how the structures are built. However, the houses we live in today are not as simple as the Skara Brae houses, our houses have more decorations and creativity. I like knowing that even though we have a huge gap between our times, we have a lot in common when it comes to our living styles.