[00:03] around which they warmed themselves
[00:05] and cooked their food.
[00:10]A stone tank in which to keep live fish bait.
[00:19]And since we know that some of these houses
[00:22]had drains underneath them,
[00:23]they must also, believe it or not,
[00:25]have had indoor toilets. Luxuries?
[00:29]Well, the orthopaedically correct stone bed
[00:32]may not seem particularly luxurious,
[00:34]but the addition of layers of heather and straw
[00:37]would certainly have softened the sleeping surface
[00:40]and would actually have made this bed seem rather snug.
[00:46]At the centre of it all, though,
[00:48]was this spectacular dresser
[00:50]on which our house-proud neolithic villagers
[00:52]would have set out all of their most precious stuff.
[00:59]Fine bone and ivory necklaces,
[01:02]beautifully rolled and carved stone objects,
[01:05]everything designed to make a grand interior statement.
[01:35]Given the rudimentary nature of their tools,
[01:38]it would have taken the villagers countless man-hours
[01:40]to build not just these domestic dwellings,
[01:43]but also the great circles of stone
[01:46]where they would have gathered to worship.
[00:00.30]Necessities? Well, at the centre, a hearth,