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One of four episodes created by Beakus for BBC History to help get kids in to ancient history. This episode sees Eric, a 10-year old time-travelling boy, whizz off to prehistoric Bath, England, where he surfs a river and terrorises small rodents.

Directed by Steve Smith (Beakus) and Dave Hodgson (Pesky), with the voice talent of Daniel Roche (Outnumbered).

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The meat they did eat was probably lean, but the rest of their protein intake came from plant life and vegetation. According to sources, only 50 percent of the protein in their diet came from animals. Stone Age men and women also ate grains, perhaps even bread.

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Hunter gatherers often painted and engraved the inside of caves and huts.  The Palaeolithic people decorated their cave walls either by carving or engraving them with sharp stones, or by painting them with pigment made from minerals. Red (rust) colours were obtained from the stones and black came from charcoal.   The colours were mixed with water to make paint.  They were applied to the walls with either their fingers, fur or brushes made from twigs. The paintings often represented daily life such as men hunting, animals, women gathering crops.

These paintings give us an insight into how the stone age people lived.

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What animals lived in prehistoric Britain?

Climate change during the Stone Age caused animal life in Britain to go through several changes.

During the Ice Ages, Britain was covered by ice and snow. Herds of mammoths, reindeer and woolly rhinoceroses roamed across the snow and brown bears sheltered in caves.

In the warm periods between the Ice Ages, Britain became as hot as Africa is today! Elephants, hippos, rhinos and hyenas all moved north through Europe to live in Britain.

The last Ice Age ended around 15,000 years ago and the British climate became very similar to how it is today. The forests were full of foxes and red squirrels. Wolves and bears lived in the hills.

Britain was home to most of the species of birds, fish and shellfish we have today, so people had a wide range of food to eat.

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How did Stone Age hunter-gatherers live?

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Climate change during the Stone Age caused animal life in Britain to go through several changes. During the Ice Ages, Britain was covered by ice and snow. Herds of mammoths, reindeer and woolly rhinoceroses roamed across the snow and brown bears sheltered in caves.

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The Stone Age is divided into three periods:

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The Stone Age is divided into three periods:

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The Palaeolithic (old Stone Age),
Mesolithic (middle Stone Age) and the Neolithic (new Stone Age).

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In the early Stone Age, people made simple hand-axes out of stones. They made hammers from bones orantlers and they sharpened sticks to use as hunting spears. Raksha Dave finds out how our ancient ancestors made tools and weapons from flint.

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What do archaeologists do?Archaeologists strive to investigate and preserve the finite and fragile clues of former cultures in order for us to understand our link to the past. They investigate historic as well as prehistoric sites. Archaeologists do not sell artifacts nor do they keep them for themselves.

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What do archaeologists do?Archaeologists strive to investigate and preserve the finite and fragile clues of former cultures in order for us to understand our link to the past. They investigate historic as well as prehistoric sites. Archaeologists do not sell artifacts nor do they keep them for themselves.