How do we know about Prehistoric Britain?
In this lesson, we will be going back in time millions of years to learn all about the earliest humans! As well as exploring the different species of human and how they migrated out of Africa, we will learn all about the clues that help us know more about the distant past.
How do we know about Prehistoric Britain?
In this lesson, we will be going back in time millions of years to learn all about the earliest humans! As well as exploring the different species of human and how they migrated out of Africa, we will learn all about the clues that help us know more about the distant past.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The age of the Earth and when life began.
- How scientists, paleontologists, archaeologists and historians learn about this period.
- How people left Africa and migrated across the world, eventually into the UK.