Skara Brae is amazing: it's a very freaky feeling standing in something still recognisable as a home after four thousand years. But it is in no way a city. The

Skara Brae is amazing: it's a very freaky feeling standing in something still recognisable as a home after four thousand years. But it is in no way a city. The article admits as much, calling it 'one of the best preserved Stone Age villages in Europe'. Even the word 'village' is generous; it's a hamlet. I guess '34 Lost Settlements' wouldn't have the same snap as a title.