Transcription of Prehistoric Britain - British Museum
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Prehistoric Britain Bronze boars from the Hounslow Hoard 1st century BC-1st century AD Hounslow, Middlesex, England Visit resource for teachers Key Stage 2 Plated disc brooch Kent, England Late 6th or early 7th century AD Prehistoric Britain Contents Before your visit Background information Resources Gallery information Preliminary activities During your visit Gallery activities: introduction for teachers Gallery activities: briefings for adult helpers Gallery activity: Neolithic mystery objects Gallery activity: Looking good in the Neolithic Gallery activity: Neolithic farmers Gallery activity: Bronze Age pot Gallery activity: Iron Age design Gallery activity: An Iron Age hoard After your visit Follow-up activities Prehistoric Britain Before your visit Prehistoric Britain Before your visit Background information Prehistoric Britain Archaeologists and historians use the term Prehistory to refer to a time in a people s history before they used a written language.
and antler have been found, including 91 barbed points. A fragment of a wooden oar implies that the people built simple boats. Beads made from stone and amber suggest personal adornment. The top part of a stag skull, complete with antlers, has been found. The skull had two holes cut in it and may have been used as a hunting disguise or during a
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