Stonehenge Stone Age to Iron Age This is a prehistoric monument in What were the different ages? England. It is made up of a ring of The first people in Britain lived about 15,000 standing stones. It might have been years ago and historians split them into used as a meeting place or for ‘ages’ to find out what was different about religious ceremonies. them.

Stone Age - When the first humans began to live in Europe. They used stones as tools.

Skara Brae Bronze Age - In this era, Skara Brae is a neolithic settlement metals were used to built out of stone in Scotland. It has make hunting tools. helped historians find out more about Humans also began to how Stone Age people lived. farm land.

Iron Age - Humans used iron to make tools, and farmed land instead of hunting. They lived in communities. Keywords Stone Age 13,000 BC 4500 BC Archeologists The name for people whose job it is to look at People make Farming starts and and discover objects from the past. cave paintings. begins to spread.

Caves A space between rocks which could be used as shelter or a home for people in the stone age.

Flint A hard, sharp material, which was used to make weapons. Forage To look around for things to eat. Bronze Age 2500 BC 1200 BC Handaxe A sharp tool that you can hold in your hand. It Metal starts to Tribal kingdoms was used for hunting and building. be used. and celtic culture. Hunter-gather A name given for people who had to hunt and find their own food.

Mammoths A large, elephant-like creature that is no longer alive today.

Neolithic The first part of the stone age because “neo” Iron Age means new. 700 BC AD43 Prehistoric A time when history wasn’t even recorded. Iron is used a The Romans invade lot more - Iron Age ends. Tools Useful objects that early people would to help with building and hunting.

Weapons Tools that are used to help hunt and capture animals. They were sometimes used for fighting as well.