Bronze Age Keywords Flashcards
Beaker people
People who used metal,they made pots
Bronze Age
Is a time when people made bronze with copper and tin
Smith
A person who makes metal objects
Hoard
A group of somthing
Lunulae
The best example of Bronze Age jewellery
Fulacht fia
It is a cooking place, they dig a hole in the ground near a river and lined the pit with wood. Then they would fill it with river water. Beside the pit the lit a fire and heated stones. When the stones were red hot the put them in the pit. Then they would wrap meat around it and cook it.
Cist grave
A type of tomb,a small hole in the ground,layered with stones.
Wedge tombs
The same as a dolmen but the stones are more upright
Stone circle
They are tall upright stones arranged in circles. They line up with the movement of the sun, this suggests that they have some religious meaning or maybe used as calendars