The Palaeolithic – Part 3: the things people made and used
Archaeologists are, of course, very interested in the things that people in the past made, used and eventually disposed of. We have just a sample of these things to give us clues to life in the deep past, but even these few objects have been of tremendous help to us, particularly when they have been interpreted in conjunction with other information such as environmental data. Unequal distribution The Palaeolithic in Britain lasts for over 700,000 years and during that time th