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Year 3

The discovery of Lindow Man

I can describe the discovery of Lindow Man and some of the things that archaeologists have worked out from examining his body.

New
New
Year 3

The discovery of Lindow Man

I can describe the discovery of Lindow Man and some of the things that archaeologists have worked out from examining his body.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In 1984, workers at a peat bog in North West England made an incredible discovery: the preserved body of a man.
  2. Archaeologists aren't sure exactly when he died, but it was some time around the end of the Iron Age in Britain.
  3. By looking at this preserved body, archaeologists have been able to work out all sorts of things about Iron Age Britain.
  4. However, there are many questions that they still have about him and the time and society in which he lived.

Keywords

  • Peat - peat is a type of soil formed in bogs over a long period of time

  • Archaeologist - an archaeologist is someone who studies human history by looking at artefacts

  • Bog - a bog is an area of wet, muddy ground

  • Preserved - if something is preserved, it is kept in its original state

Common misconception

That all bodies remain in a preserved state after death.

Explain that after death the body normally decomposes and a skeleton remains.

Measure out 1.7m to show children how tall the Iron Age man would have been.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
  • Depiction or discussion of serious crime

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which era used iron to create tools and weapons?
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Correct answer: Iron Age
Q2.
Put these periods in history in order.
1 - Stone Age
2 - Bronze Age
3 - Iron Age
4 - Roman Empire
Q3.
Match the era to the approximate start dates in Britain.
Correct Answer:Stone Age,2 million years ago

2 million years ago

Correct Answer:Bronze Age,4 thousand years ago

4 thousand years ago

Correct Answer:Iron Age,2 thousand 8 hundred years ago

2 thousand 8 hundred years ago

Correct Answer:Roman Empire,1 thousand 9 hundred and 80 years ago

1 thousand 9 hundred and 80 years ago

Q4.
There is very little written evidence from the Iron Age because people did not write. True or False?
Correct answer: True
False
Q5.
What do historians and archaeologists use to learn about the prehistoric past?
photographs
written evidence
Correct answer: artefacts
Q6.
What does an archaeologist study?
Agriculture
Animals
Correct answer: Human history
Geography

6 Questions

Q1.
What is a peat bog?
Correct answer: a wet and muddy area of ground where peat forms over time
a dry and sandy area of ground where plants struggle to survive
a cold and deep area of water where ice often covers the surface
Q2.
Lindow Man is believed to have lived during the .
1960s
Victorian era
Stone Age
Correct answer: Iron Age
Q3.
Match the keyword to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:peat,a type of soil formed in bogs over a long period of time

a type of soil formed in bogs over a long period of time

Correct Answer:archaeologist,someone who studies human history by looking at artefacts

someone who studies human history by looking at artefacts

Correct Answer:bog,an area of wet, muddy ground

an area of wet, muddy ground

Correct Answer:preserved,when something is kept in its original state

when something is kept in its original state

Q4.
Put these events into the correct order.
1 - Lindow Man died and his body was left in a peat bog.
2 - Andy Mould was working as a peat worker when he discovered a human body.
3 - The body was found to be an ancient Iron Age man.
4 - Archaeologists looked at the preserved body to find out about the Iron Age.
5 - There are still many questions archaeologists have about Lindow Man.
Q5.
Which of the following statements describe what Lindow Man looked like?
Correct answer: brown hair
Correct answer: neatly trimmed beard
Correct answer: healthy teeth
dirty broken nails
Q6.
Which of these things about Lindow Man can archaeologists answer?
what his job was
Correct answer: how he might have died
Correct answer: what he looked like
Correct answer: what he ate

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