The Mesolithic Age
What is a hearth
A heart was the fireplace in the centre of their house
What method have Archaeologists used to date the objects
Archaeologists have used carbon dating to date the artefacts
Clothes
Clothes were made from skins of animals
Dugout canoe or in skin covered boats
How the first people travelled to Ireland
Mircoliths
a small sharp flint stone
sapling
a tree branch
shape of their houses
circle
What material did they use to make their houses
grass, leaves or bushes
Grave goods
objects buried with the person
Post hole
round dark patterns in the soil where saplings had been stuck into the soil
hunting and fishing
the work of the Mesolithic people
Stone axes
these were used to chop down the branches for the houses and wood for fires
spears, arrows, harpoons, fish traps
tools the Mesolithic people used when hunting
spits
two upright sticks on wither side of the open fire with a stick across the top to hold the food which was being cooked
nomadic
when food ran out where they lived, they moved on to another place
Mesolithic Age
Middle Stone Age
Mount Sandal in Co. Derry
One of the earliest known dwelling places fore Mesolithic people
scrapers
Stone scrapers were used to clean the animal hides in order to make clothes
Where did the Mesolithic people live
The Mesolithic people lived near rivers , lakes or along the coast
When did the first people start arriving in Ireland
The first people started arriving in Ireland about 8000 BC
Hunter gatherers
The name given to the people who hunted animals and gathered berries and nuts
What were their tools and weapons made from
Their tools and weapons were made from stone
What did they use to tie the branches
They used animal gut
