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PREHISTORIC BRITAIN

learning resource pre-historic britain

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learn pdf british pre-history

British Prehistory session outline for teachers

Information about the Ashmolean’s Key Stage 2 taught gallery session in the Prehistory gallery.

learn pdf pre-history cards

Collector cards and instructions (large)

Designed for Key Stage 1 and 2.

learn pdf pre-history cards

Collector cards and instructions (small)

Designed for Key Stage 1 and 2.

learn pdf highlight cards pre-history

Object challenge Cards

Designed for Key Stage 1 and 2.

learn pdf take one bronze age cauldron

Take One ... Cauldron teacher's Notes

Background notes for teachers to support using the Bronze Age Cauldron as a Take One resource.

VIDEOS

learn pre-history image stone age technology

Stone Age Technology

learn pre-history image flint knapping

Flint Knapping

learn pre-history image stone tools

Stone tools

learn pre-history image braiding and cordage

Braiding and Cordage

learn pre-history image fire lighting ancient and modern

Fire Lighting Ancient and Modern

learn pre-history image fire starting using a bow drill

Fire starting using a bow drill

learn pre-history image Fire starting using flint, Iron pyrites and fungus

Fire starting using flint, iron pyrites and fungus

learn pre-history image fish trapping

Fish trapping

learn pre-history image music

Music

learn pre-history image art

Art

learn pre-history image enviroments of the past

Environments of the past

ZOOMABLE IMAGES

antler pick from grimes graves at the ashmolean museum

Antler pick from Grimes Graves

antler pick from stonehenge

Antler pick from Stonehenge

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Archer gear

learn beaker ashmolean

Beaker

bronze_age_cauldron ashmolean

Bronze Age Cauldron

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Bronze Age Horns (c. 800BC)

bronze spoons ashmolean

Bronze spoons

flint hand axe ashmolean

Flint hand axe

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Gold earrings or hair ornaments

hoard of bronze weapons

Hoard of Bronze weapons

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Neolithic Lake Village model: basketry and pots

neolithic lake village model close up daub

Neolithic Lake Village model: close up daub

neolithic village ashmolean

Neolithic Lake Village model: drying animal skin

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Neolithic Lake Village model: man with spear and a dog

neolithic_lake_village_model_wattle_and_daub ashmolean

Neolithic Lake Village model: wattle and daub

neolithic lake village model weaving

Neolithic Lake Village model: weaving

shield ashmolean

Shield

stone balls ashmolean

Stone balls

stone hand axe ashmolean

Stone hand axe

sword Ashmolean

Sword

the_ballyshannon_sun_disc ashmolean

The Ballyshannon sun disc

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