Lesson video

Hello everyone, how are you today?

I hope you're feeling really good.

My name is Ms. Afzal, and I'll be your teacher for this lesson.

I'm feeling really pleased about that because we've got such an interesting topic ahead.

We are going to be looking at Lindow Man.

Have you ever heard of Lindow Man before, I wonder?

Don't worry if you have or if this is entirely new to you, we'll be finding out all about Lindow Man today.

A lesson is called: The discovery of Lindow Man.

And it comes from the unit of work: Iron Age Britain: What have historians learnt about Iron Age Britain?

So I hope you're curious about this.

Hope you have some energy, focus and enthusiasm.

And if you have all of this, I think we're ready to begin.

The outcome for today's lesson is I can describe the discovery of Lindow Man and some of the things that archeologists have worked out from examining his body.

I hope this sounds interesting to you.

We have some keywords in our lesson.

I'd like us to go through them one at a time saying them out loud.

My turn, uour turn.

Peat, archeologist, bog, preserved.

Good to hear those keywords.

Let's find out what they mean.

Peat is a type of soil formed in bogs over a long period of time.

Archeologist: an archeologist is someone who studies human history by looking at artifacts.

A bog is an area of wet, muddy ground.

And if something is preserved, it is kept in its original state.

Pause here and share with someone had you heard of any of these keywords before, and did you have an idea about what they meant?

Thanks for sharing.

These are our key words: peat, archeologist, bog, and preserved.

Let's look out for them.

Let's listen out for them.

Let's think carefully about these words.

They'll be coming up in our lesson today.

Today's lesson is called: the discovery of Lindow Man; and it has two learning cycles: Lindow Man and what did archeologists learn?

Let's begin by exploring Lindow Man.

Around 40 years ago in 1984, a peat worker named Andy Mould made a discovery that fascinated archeologists around the world.

That's get an interesting fact from Andy.

"A peat worker was someone who dug up peat from peat bogs!

" And we can see what a peat bog looks like in that photo.

Pause here and share with someone any ideas what do you think was the discovery that Andy Mould made that fascinated archeologists around the world Thanks for sharing your ideas.

Let's have a check for understanding.

What job was Andy Mould doing when he made a fascinating discovery in 1984?

Choose from this selection: a, archeologist; b, peat worker; c, toilet cleaner.

Pause here while you decide.

Well done if you selected answer b, peat worker, that's the job that Andy Mould was doing when he made his fascinating discovery in 1984.

The discovery was an Iron Age human body that was 2000 years old.

Oh my goodness, that's so incredible.

So we can see on this timeline when the Iron Age was.

From 2,800 years ago to 1,980 years ago, and this is when the human body was discovered in 1984.

A 2000-year-old Iron Age human body was discovered, and this is when the Iron Age human lived.

Pause here and share with someone how do you think Andy Mould felt at that moment when he made this discovery or when he found out what it was that he had discovered and how old this human body was.

Thanks for sharing.

Let's have a check for understanding.

True or false?

The peat worker discovered a human body that was 40 years old.

Pause here while you decide is this statement true or false?

Well done if you selected false.

And now I'd like you to justify your answer by choosing from one of these two statements.

A, in 1984, the peat worker discovered a body from the Iron Age that was approximately 2000 years old.

Well, B, in 1984, the peat worker discovered an artifact from the Iron Age that was approximately 2000 years old.

Which of these statements justifies your earlier answer?

Well done if you selected statement a.

Indeed, in 1984, the peat worker discovered a body from the Iron Age that was approximately 2000 years old.

This statement justifies your earlier answer.

The Iron Age human body was found in a peat bog called Lindow Moss, near Cheshire in the North West of England.

And we can see where Lindow Moss is on the map of the United Kingdom.

The Iron Age body was so well preserved because of the unique conditions in the bog.

The bog was cold and contained mosses, a type of plant that preserved the skin, turning it into a sort of leather.

"If something is preserved, it is kept in its original state!

" Great fact from Alex.

Historians and archeologists have learned lots about people during the Iron Age from this discovery in the peat bogs.

The Iron Age human body is now in a museum.

And there we can see a photo of the British Museum in London, which houses many discoveries.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Identify whether each statement below is true or false.

Indicate your answers with a tick for true or a cross for false.

Let's go through the statements.

A, Lindow Man was found in a peat bog called Lindow moss.

Pause here while you decide whether this statement is true or false.

And next statement: B, the unique conditions of the bog preserve the body.

Pause here while you decide.

Is this statement true or false?

And C, the body is now kept in a church.

Pause here while you decide if this statement is true or false.

Let's take a look at the answers.

Statement a is true.

Lindow Man was found in a peat bog called Lindow moss.

Statement B is also true.

The unique conditions of the bog preserved the body.

However, statement C is false.

The body is not kept in a church, it's kept in a museum.

And now it's time for your first task.

I would like you to create a fact file of the discovery.

Use these words to help you.

Peat worker, preserved body, Lindow Moss, 1984, archeologists.

And here's our fact file of the discovery and the questions that we'll answer.

Who made the discovery?

What did they discover?

Where was the discovery made?

When was the discovery made?

Why was the discovery important?

So pause here while you create your fact file of the discovery, answering these questions in sentences and using the words: peat worker, preserved body, Lindow Moss, 1984 and archeologists to help you.

Enjoy your task, and I'll see you when you're finished.

It's great to be back with you.

How did you get on with creating your fact file of the discovery?

Let's take a look at some answers.

Who made the discovery?

A peat worker called Andy Mould.

What did they discover?

A 2000-year-old preserved body.

Where was the discovery made?

Lindow Moss, North West England.

When was the discovery made?

In August 1984.

Why was the discovery important?

Archeologists were able to learn about the Iron Age people.

Well done if you created your fact file of the discovery in this way.

Well done for having a go at this task.

And now we're onto our next learning cycle: What did archeologists learn?

Archeologists discovered what an Iron Age person may have looked like.

Archeologists also learned about how Iron Age people may have groomed and cared for themselves.

And we can see an image of an archeologist at work.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Identify the one mistake in each statement and correct it.

Let's read the statements.

One, the body discovered in the Lindow Moss peat bog was a woman.

Pause here while you discover the mistake in a sentence and correct it.

Two, the body had blonde hair, a beard and mustache.

Pause here while you discover the mistake in this statement and correct it.

Three, Lindow Man had damaged teeth.

Pause here while you identify the mistake in this statement and correct it.

Let's take a look at the corrections.

Your answers may include: one, the body discovered in Lindow Moss peat bog was a man; two, the body had brown hair, a beard and mustache; and three, Lindow Man had healthy teeth.

The archeologists found out about Iron Age food from evidence in Lindow Man's stomach.

And here we can see a photo of some flatbread and of some mistletoe.

And these both foods that were found in Lindow Man's stomach, which gives us an idea of some of the foods consumed in the Iron Age diet.

So we may know what are some of the things that Lindow Man ate, but there are lots and lots of questions that archeologists can't answer from examining the body of Lindow Man.

Pause here and share with someone.

What are some questions that you have about Lindow Man?

Thanks for sharing.

Let's take a look at some more questions that can't be answered from the body of Lindow Man.

"Who was Lindow Man?

" Ask Suzie.

"And where did he live?

" From Sophia.

Jacob's interested to know, "Why did he die?

" And Laura's asking, "Did he have a job?

" Let's have a check for understanding.

Laura is talking about Lindow Man.

Do you agree with Laura?

Discuss your ideas with a partner.

"Archeologists were able to find out everything about Lindow Man from examining his body because it was so well preserved.

" Pause here and share with someone.

Do you agree with Laura?

Discuss your ideas.

Laura is correct that Lindow Man's body was so well preserved.

Archeologists were able to find out lots of things about him, but not everything as there are some questions they couldn't answer.

And now it's time for your next task.

I would like you to sort these questions about Lindow Man into the correct boxes.

So we've got questions that we can answer and questions we cannot answer.

Here are the questions.

What did he look like?

Who was he?

Did he have a family?

Why did he die?

What did he eat?

So pause here while you sort these questions about Lindow Man into the correct boxes.

Which are questions that we can answer and which are questions we cannot answer?

Enjoy your task and I'll see you when you're finished.

It's good to be back with you.

How did you get on with that task of sorting the questions about Lindow Man into the correct boxes?

Did you sort them in this way?

Questions we can answer: What did he look like?

And what did he eat?

Questions we cannot answer: Who was he?

Did he have a family?

Why did he die?

Well done if you sorted the questions about Lindow Man in this way.

And let's have a little recap in terms of the questions we can answer: What did he look like?

Pause here and share with someone.

Can you remember what color was his hair?

Thanks for sharing.

And what did he eat?

Can you remember the remains of what foods were found inside Lindow Man's preserved body?

Thanks for sharing.

Perhaps you remembered there was some flatbread and mistletoe found inside Lindow Man's preserved body, which gives us an idea of what he ate.

Well done everyone for having a go at this task.

Well done everyone for exploring Lindow Man.

In our lesson, the discovery of Lindow Man, we have covered the following.

40 years ago, a preserved human body was discovered at a peat bog in North West England.

Archeologists believe the body is approximately 2000 years old from the end of the Iron Age.

By looking at this preserved body, archeologists have been able to work out all sorts of things about Iron Age Britain.

There are also lots of things archeologists still don't know about Lindow Mann.

Well done everyone for joining in with this lesson.

It was so interesting to explore the discovery of Lindow Man.

This incredible find that was made by Andy Mould in a peat bog in North West England.

I can't imagine how incredible it must have been to find a body that's 2000 years old so well preserved.

I really enjoyed teaching you and I hope you enjoyed this lesson too, finding out about the incredible in Lindow Man.

I look forward to seeing you at another lesson soon.

Bye for now.