Stone Age Humans

This scene takes place in a reconstruction of Stone Age Europe, with features that are believed to have been commonplace in this era. There is a small cave with animal paintings and a fire outside, as well as several artefacts from the era, including weapons, clothing, a preparation area for animal skins, and a skull from a Sabre-toothed tiger. The scene has two figures: one seated by the fire, showing how our ancestors used fire for warmth, and another wielding a spear, ready to hunt a large mammoth.

The scene contains:

- Cave paintings showing hunting scenes
- A woman kneeling by a fire with some basic tools and a Sabre-toothed cat skull
- A Sabre-toothed cat in the hills and a mammoth being hunted by a Stone Age man

# Learning objectives

1: Understand how people might have lived during the Stone Age{.info}

2: Identify some of the tools used in Stone Age Britain{.info}

# Hunting and Gathering {.objective .objective1}

This section looks at how humans have evolved to hunt and gather their food. There is also a model of a Stone Age hand axe for students to explore. The student task looks at the tools and methods our ancestors used to hunt and eat.

# Stone Age Dangers {.objective .objective2}

This section discuss is how dangerous life would have been for Stone Age humans. The student task looks at finding things in the scene that could potentially be dangerous and how our lives are different to those of Stone Age humans.

# Art and Communication {.objective .objective3}

This section focuses on cave paintings and explains how our ancestors could not read or write. Examples of cave paintings from around the world and their similarities are discussed. The student task looks at exploring the paintings inside The Cave and thinking about how they were created and what they might depict.

# Teacher Resources

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