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What was the Stone Age?

The Stone Age is the name given to the earliest period of human culture when stone tools were first used. The Stone Age ended when men began smelting metal.

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What was the Stone Age? The Stone Age is the name given to the earliest period of human culture when stone tools were first used. The Stone Age ended when men began smelting metal.

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Information on all 3 parts of the Stone Age

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Information on all 3 parts of the Stone Age

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The end of prehistoric Britain

The prehistoric period came to an end when the Romans invaded Britain. In 55 BC Julius Caesar tried to invade Britain, but he was driven back by British warriors. The next year he tried again and failed.

Almost 100 years later, in AD43, the Roman general Agricola launched a new invasion. This time the Romans conquered Britain.

Some ancient Britons retreated to Cornwall, Wales and Scotland, where they continued to follow their Celtic customs. Many others decided not to move. They stayed on in Britain and learned to live like the Romans.

A few Roman writers described the ancient Britons. Their writings provide a valuable source of evidence for life in Iron Age Britain.

Julius Caesar pictured the Britons as fierce warriors who rode their chariots into battle. He wrote that 'All the Britons paint themselves with woad, which produces a dark blue colour, and for this reason they are much more frightful in appearance in battle.'

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The prehistoric period came to an end when the Romans invaded Britain. In 55 BC Julius Caesar tried to invade Britain, but he was driven back by British warriors. The next year he tried again and failed. Almost 100 years later, in AD43, the Roman general Agricola launched a new invasion.

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Hunter Gatherers (Old Stone Age- Paleolithic)

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Hunter Gatherers (Old Stone Age- Paleolithic)

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Scroll down through this page to find out about how hunter gatherers 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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There are lots of sections on the different areas of stone age life. Click the links where it tells you to find out a bit more each time.

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What was life like during the Stone Age? | Unsworth Primary School

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Stone age facts- click on the bubbles to find out about different areas of Stone Age life

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DK Find Out! | Fun Facts for Kids on Animals, Earth, History and more!

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Visit DK Find Out! to learn about dinosaurs, space, animals, nature & more. Fun learning activities for kids with videos, quizzes & galleries at DKFindOut.com