Stone Age Village Drawing

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🏘️ Part 1: Draw Your Stone Age Village

Instructions: Draw a Stone Age village like Skara Brae in the box below. Include these features that archaeologists have discovered:

Things to include in your drawing:

Stone houses with thick walls

Stone beds inside the houses

Stone dressers for storing things

A fire pit or hearth for cooking and warmth

Tools made from stone or bone

People wearing animal skins for clothes

Tick each box as you add these features to your drawing!

🏷️ Part 2: Label Your Village

1. Label three different parts of your Stone Age village drawing. Write the labels here:

Label 1: ________________________

Label 2: ________________________

Label 3: ________________________

2. What material were Stone Age houses mainly built from?

Wood

Stone

Brick

Metal

3. Why do you think Stone Age people built their furniture from stone instead of wood?

✍️ Part 3: Life in a Stone Age Village

4. Imagine you live in your Stone Age village. Write 3-4 sentences describing what your day might be like. Think about:

• What would you eat? • What jobs would you do? • How would you stay warm?

5. How do archaeologists know what life was like in Stone Age villages like Skara Brae?

They read books about it

They dig up artefacts and study them

They asked Stone Age people

They watched films about it

6. Name one artefact (old object) that archaeologists might find in a Stone Age village:

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📝 Answer Key

Question 1: Labels for Stone Age village

Sample answers include: Stone house, hearth/fire pit, stone bed, stone dresser, tools, animal skins, cooking area, storage area, doorway, walls

Question 2: What material were Stone Age houses mainly built from?

Correct answer: Stone

Question 3: Why did Stone Age people build furniture from stone instead of wood?

Sample answer: Stone was more readily available in some areas like Orkney where Skara Brae was built. Stone was also more durable and long-lasting than wood. In some places, there weren't many trees available, so stone was the best material they could find.

Question 4: Describing a day in a Stone Age village

Sample answer: I would wake up in my stone house and help gather food like fish, shellfish, and wild plants. During the day, I might help make tools from stone or bone, or repair our house. We would cook our food over the fire in the hearth to stay warm. At night, we would gather around the fire and wear animal skin clothes to keep warm.

Question 5: How do archaeologists know about Stone Age life?

Correct answer: They dig up artefacts and study them

Question 6: Name one artefact archaeologists might find

Sample answers include: Stone tools, bone tools, pottery, jewelry, animal bones, shells, stone axes, scrapers, needles, beads

Drawing Assessment:

Look for: Stone houses with thick walls, interior features (beds, dressers, hearth), tools, people in animal skin clothing, and accurate proportions. All checklist items should be included and clearly visible.