Stone tools
William Mills shows the range of stone tools early humans created for different purposes
Living in the Stone Age
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In this series of 11 short films Experimental Archaeologists, Oxford University Lecturers and Bushcraft specialists demonstrate a range of Stone Age crafts, skills and technologies as well as art and music. Each 5 minute film can be used in the classroom to focus on a particular technology. For further information and more Prehistory resources for teachers visit: www.ashmolean.org/education/learningresources
Environments of the past
William Mills shows how all the technologies interact and how early humans used their environment and their ingenuity in their everyday liv
Art
The Living in the Stone Age team create a piece of artwork on deerskin using natural pigments made from charcoal, chalk and ochre.
Music
Iain Morley talks about evidence of music making in the Stone Age and makes a bull roarer.
Fire starting using flint, Iron pyrites and fungus
Manse Ahmad uses King Alfred Cake and Horse hoof fungus, flint and Iron pyrites to raise a flame.
Fire starting using a bow drill
Manse Ahmad demonstrates fire starting using friction and pressure
Fire Lighting Ancient and Modern
Manse Ahmad talks about the importance of fire and talks about the how ingenious early humans were in creating fire, something that is so easy for us ...
Flint Knapping
William Mills demonstrates flint knapping; the process of creating flint tools