New
New
Year 3

Significant Stone Age artefacts

I can place evidence that archaeologists have found from the different periods of the Stone Age in Britain on a timeline.

New
New
Year 3

Significant Stone Age artefacts

I can place evidence that archaeologists have found from the different periods of the Stone Age in Britain on a timeline.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Archaeologists have discovered many different artefacts from across the Stone Age.
  2. The types of artefacts found show the changes that have taken place throughout the period.
  3. Generally, archaeologists have found more artefacts from the more recent parts of the Stone Age.
  4. Different types of artefacts can be dated to different parts of the Stone Age.

Common misconception

Dates of artefacts are exact and precise.

Ensure children understand that archaeologists use a variety of strategies to estimate an approximate date.

Keywords

  • Stone Age - the period in history when humans used stone to make tools is called the Stone Age

  • Artefact - an artefact is an item made by humans in the past

  • Archaeologists - an archaeologist studies human history by searching for artefacts

  • Dated - when an item is dated, the time period it was made in is identified

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

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).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Where are items from the past often found?
Correct answer: in the ground
in the sky
in outer space
Q2.
The Stone Age is a time in the ...
Correct answer: past
present
future
Q3.
In the Stone Age humans used tools made of ...
Correct Answer: stone , flint
Q4.
What is a timeline?
A timeline is something that tells the time.
A timeline is a type of clock.
Correct answer: A timeline is a diagram that shows when events happened in the past.
A timeline is an amount of time given to complete an activity.
Q5.
Put the eras of the Stone Age into the correct order.
1 - Paleolithic Era (Early Stone Age)
2 - Mesolithic Era (Middle Stone Age)
3 - Neolithic Era (New Stone Age)
Q6.
The Neolithic houses at Skara Brae were made from...
Correct answer: stone
wood
plastic

6 Questions

Q1.
Someone who finds and studies artefacts is called ...
Correct answer: an archaeologist
a mechanic
a scientist
Q2.
What is an artefact?
Correct answer: an item of historic interest
an item from the future
an item used to create art
Q3.
What is this Paleolithic artefact made from?
An image in a quiz
Bronze
Iron
Correct answer: Stone
Q4.
Which time is this artefact from?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Q5.
What do archaeologists believe this artefact from the Neolithic Era was used for?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: to grind wheat into flour
to make stone arrowheads
to eat from like a plate
Q6.
Which era are most Stone Age artefacts from?
Paleolithic Era
Mesolithic Era
Correct answer: Neolithic Era
Q3 © Eduardo Estellez/Shutterstock.com Q4 © Eduardo Estellez/Shutterstock.com Q5 Source: Claire H. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saddle_Quern_and_Rubbing_Stone.jpg. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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