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Skara Brae – Discovery and Excavation of Orkney's finest Neolithic Settlement

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Post by DoreenMichele » Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 7:35 PM UTC

Skara Brae – Discovery and Excavation of Orkney's finest Neolithic Settlement
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Post by wglb » Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 7:38 PM UTC

A story more interesting than the title might first suggest.

"On the far curving shore of the bay lies Skara Brae, hazy through the sea-haar." George Mackay Brown - Rockpools and Daffodils

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Post by busterarm » Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 7:43 PM UTC

I was really really hoping this post would be something Bard's Tale related.

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Post by eyepulp » Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 7:51 PM UTC

busterarm wrote: post #3

I was really really hoping this post would be something Bard's Tale related.

That's what I thought too - I mean this is interesting, but dang -- BT was the bee's knees.

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Post by jankeymeulen » Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 7:52 PM UTC

Visited it a couple of years ago, really nice to see. Bit of a Flintstones feeling, with stone beds and cupboards.

I was impressed by it, but one should not forget that at the same time this was built the Great Pyramid was already 300 years old.

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Post by electricslpnsld » Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 8:05 PM UTC

busterarm wrote: post #3

I was really really hoping this post would be something Bard's Tale related.

Or Ultima!

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Post by slfnflctd » Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 8:10 PM UTC

eyepulp wrote: post #4

busterarm wrote: post #3

I was really really hoping this post would be something Bard's Tale related.

That's what I thought too - I mean this is interesting, but dang -- BT was the bee's knees.

In case you aren't aware, the full original trilogy was recently remastered (that is, I and II thus far, they're still working on III), and they released a 'Part IV' with a whole new game engine. I haven't played the new one yet, but have heard it's good-- just a bit buggy, which they've already made some progress on rectifying.

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Post by ticklemyelmo » Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 8:33 PM UTC

busterarm wrote: post #3

I was really really hoping this post would be something Bard's Tale related.

Meanwhile, it's time to go fight 4 groups of 99 berserkers again.

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Post by amyjess » Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 8:34 PM UTC

...and I just learned that Richard Garriott named his island city after something real.

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Post by rolleiflex » Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 8:35 PM UTC

electricslpnsld wrote: post #6

busterarm wrote: post #3

I was really really hoping this post would be something Bard's Tale related.

Or Ultima!

Oh man, we make ourselves so obvious. I was here for the Ultima Online reference as well. There's something Baudrillardian here about the simulation and the simulacra.