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The Mystery of Skara Brae - Neolithic Scotland and the Origins of Ancient Egypt (Paperback) Loot Price: R305
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The Mystery of Skara Brae - Neolithic Scotland and the Origins of Ancient Egypt (Paperback): Laird Scranton

The Mystery of Skara Brae - Neolithic Scotland and the Origins of Ancient Egypt (Paperback)

Laird Scranton

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In 3200 BC, Orkney Island off the coast of Northern Scotland was home to a small farming village called Skara Brae. For reasons unknown, after nearly six centuries of continuous habitation, the village was abandoned around 2600 BC and its stone structures covered over--perhaps deliberately, like the structures at Gobekli Tepe. Although now well-excavated, very little is known about the peaceful people who lived at Skara Brae or their origins. Who were they and where did they go? Drawing on his in-depth knowledge of the connections between the cosmology and linguistics of Egyptian, Dogon, Chinese, and Vedic traditions, Laird Scranton reveals the striking similarities between Skara Brae and the Dogon of Mali, who still practice the same cosmology and traditions they once shared with pre-dynastic Egypt. He shows how the earliest Skara Brae houses match the typical Dogon stone house as well as Schwaller de Lubicz’s intrepretation of the Egyptian Temple of Man at Luxor. He explains how megalithic stone sites near Skara Brae conform to Dogon cosmology, each representing sequential stages of creation as described by Dogon priests, and he details how the houses at Skara Brae also represent a concept of creation. Citing a linguistic phenomenon known as “ultraconserved words,” the author compares words of the Faroese language at Skara Brae, a language with no known origin, with important cosmological words from Dogon and ancient Egyptian traditions, finding obvious connections and similarities.

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Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear And Company
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 2017
Authors: Laird Scranton
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 978-1-62055-573-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > General
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LSN: 1-62055-573-5
Barcode: 9781620555736

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