Maes Howe is an example of burial in stone age times. Skara Brae, on the other hand, is the most complete example known of stone age living. Also situated on the Orkneys in the north of Scotland it is a small stone age village that has miraculously survived 5,000 years relatively untouched.

Unlike many small communities across the world, the community at Skara Brae used predominately stone in the construction of its artifacts and accomodation. No-one knows why the village was abandoned but it was left intact with many of the artifacts of day to day life remaining. This is real life Flintstones.

Click here to see a short online video clip from the BBC on this ancient community.