Laird ScrantonThe Mystery of Skara Brae
Neolithic Scotland and the Origins of Ancient Egypt
Laird Scranton is an independent software designer who became interested in Dogon mythology and symbolism in the early 1990s. He has studied ancient myth, language, and cosmology since 1997 and has been a lecturer at Colgate University. He also appears in John Anthony West’s Magical Egypt DVD series. He lives in Albany, New York.
Introduction Some Thoughts on Comparative Cosmology 1 A Brief History of
Skara Brae 2 Footholds to a Theory of Origin for Skara Brae 3 Reexamining
Skara Brae in Overview 4 Comparing Skara Brae and Dogon Structures 5
Dogon, Egyptian, and Faroese Words of Cosmology 6 Cosmological Sites of the
Orkney Region 7 The Dogon Field of Arou 8 The Field of Arou and the Elysian
Fields 9 Further Correlations to Faroese Words 10 Argat: An Ancient Name
for Orkney Island 11 Orkney Island as an Archaic Sanctuary 12 The
Overthrown Boat 13 Reconsidering Possible Roles for Orkney Island 14 The
Emergence of Dynastic Egypt 15 The Advent of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs 16
Correlating Regional Kingships at 3000 BCE 17 Seshat and the Egyptian House
of Life 18 Views on the Papae and the Peti 19 Words of the Scottish-Gaelic
Language 20 The Druids and Other Pieces of the Puzzle 21 The Hindu Parable
of the Seven Houses 22 The Egyptian Tale of the “Seven Houses in the Other
World” 23 Conclusions and Observations Notes Bibliography Index
