Podcasts by Living in the Stone Age

Living in the Stone Age

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

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Living in the Stone Age
Stone tools from 2015-10-13T12:51:49

William Mills shows the range of stone tools early humans created for different purposes

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Living in the Stone Age
Environments of the past from 2015-10-13T12:49:08

William Mills shows how all the technologies interact and how early humans used their environment and their ingenuity in their everyday liv

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Living in the Stone Age
Art from 2015-10-13T12:46:26

The Living in the Stone Age team create a piece of artwork on deerskin using natural pigments made from charcoal, chalk and ochre.

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Living in the Stone Age
Music from 2015-10-13T12:44:02

Iain Morley talks about evidence of music making in the Stone Age and makes a bull roarer.

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Living in the Stone Age
Fish trapping from 2015-10-13T12:41:55

Klint Janulis makes a fish trap using willow and flint tools

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Living in the Stone Age
Fire starting using flint, Iron pyrites and fungus from 2015-10-13T12:40:01

Manse Ahmad uses King Alfred Cake and Horse hoof fungus, flint and Iron pyrites to raise a flame.

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Living in the Stone Age
Fire starting using a bow drill from 2015-10-13T12:38:16

Manse Ahmad demonstrates fire starting using friction and pressure

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Fire Lighting Ancient and Modern from 2015-10-13T12:35:32

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 to do today.

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Living in the Stone Age
Stone Age Technology from 2015-10-13T12:32:04

Klint Janulis and Iain Morley introduce the series of films

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Living in the Stone Age
Flint Knapping from 2015-10-13T12:25:40

William Mills demonstrates flint knapping; the process of creating flint tools

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Living in the Stone Age
Braiding and Cordage from 2015-10-13T12:21:44

Using stinging nettles to make strong string

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