Skara Brae is closed thanks to storm Éowyn, so here’s a #FindsFriday object from our museum.

It’s an oyster shell in which a Neolithic painter mixed red ochre (from the local sandstone) some 5000 years ago. ca.75mm or 3 inches at its widest.

Pots, people, walls, clothing: what did they paint? 🧪🏺🎨