【跟着英剧练发音】A Histry Of Britain - 4（在线收听）

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