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

There are a couple of newspapers carrying the story of research which suggests that Homo Sapiens may have gained an advantage over our Neanderthal ancestors by using wolves as hunting partners. The research by Prof Pat Shipman of Penn State University suggests that by using wolves, a different variety of game animals e.g. elk could have become the quarry instead of the larger and more difficult to hunt species such as mammoth. More on the story can be read here: http://www.th

So, as promised in our last post about teaching prehistory in KS2, here we go into more detail about the Palaeolithic – just what you’ve been waiting for! However, because there is so much to say, we can’t say it all at once, so here is… The Promised Palaeolithic – part 1 For most people, including many archaeologists, the Palaeolithic (the Old Stone Age) is something of a mystery. It covers an enormous period of time and has, compared to other periods we study, relatively li