Mesolithic People Flashcards
First people to arrive in Ireland
Who where the first people to arrive in Ireand
The Mesolithic people
What where their tools made from
Tools were made from stone
They lived by hunting and gathering what
They lived by hunting and gathering food such as berries, apples and nuts
In Mount Sandel lots of what was found
Lots of stone tools and small pieces of broken flint were found
What were the big pieces of flint used for
The big pieces of flint were to make spear and axe heads
The small pieces of flint were used for what
The small pieces would have been used as knives and scrapers (to skin animals)
During excavations in Mount Sandel archaeologists found what
During excavations in Mount Sandel archaeologists found post holes
What were their houses shaped like
Their houses were shaped like tents
What did they use to build their post hole houses
They used wooden branches with animal skins or sods on top
Mesolithic people were what
Mesolithic people were hunter gatherer’s
Men hunted what
Men hunted for fish in rivers and lakes
Women and children gathered what
Women and children gathered berries, fruit and nuts
