Stone age

The year is 5,000BC. Our tribe has just successfully won territory against another tribe. In celebration of our victory we are about to go on a great hunt so that we can feast. We will also record our victories on the walls of our cave so that the children of our children will know of our greatness for years to come. 

 

  • Suitable for KS 1-4. Please let us know if you have any disability requirements.

  • 9.50am to 2.10pm with a lunch break in the middle of the day. Please bring your own packed lunch.

  • We can assist in booking your coach hire with our local travel partners. Please contact us with your requirements.

  • Prices start at £7 per child, with a minimum booking of £250. Craft activities are an additional £3 per child. Please contact us if you would like to chat. information@mkcdc.org.uk

Add Archaeological Detective Unit to your history session

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  • Storytelling

    Just how far back in time was the Stone Age and how long did it last? Where does it fit in with other periods in history? Journey back in time to find out!

  • Roleplay

    Prepare for the Hunt
    If you are going to eat you need to find food. In the Stone Age you can look for nuts and berries, or hunt for food, but how?

  • Problem solving

    Now Move This
    How did people move huge stones weighing many tonnes sometimes hundreds of miles? Will you be able to do the same?

  • Craft

    Leave Your Mark
    Your ancestors left their mark in caves thousands of years ago, make your own pre-historic cave painting.

Objectives

  • What is the origin of technology

    How innovations can make our lives easier and enable us to achieve more

    Advances in technology meant that we could settle creating society and civilisation

  • The origins of art

    Were people recording events or trying to encourage certain outcomes?

    Stylised art. Even after tens of thousands of years you can tell what most things are because distinguishing features are captured.

  • What types of weapons/tools Stone-Age people have

    What sort of things they would hunt

    How they would hunt

    How do you preserve meat from a hunt?

    Do you use all of the animal?

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