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