Mesolithic People and Neolithic People Flashcards
When did the first people settle in Ireland?
9,000 years ago 7000BC
What does mesolithic mean?
A period when hunter-gatherer used simple stone tool
What happened in 16000BC
The climate became warmer and the snow began to melt
What animals were in the forest in Ireland
Red deer, wild boar, wolves, foxes and fish
What do people collect during the mesolithic period
Berries, apples, nuts
Name one place in ireland where the mesolithic people lived
In mount sandel near coleraine, co.derry
What were tools made of during the mesolithic period
Flint
What was flint?
It is very hard rock that shatters into sharp pieces when its broken
What tools were made of flint and what was it used for in the mesolithic period ?
Spears, axe heads for hunting and fishing and knives and scrapers to skin animals and cut them
Where is flint found now?
In the north east coast of Ireland
How did archaeologists find evidence of mesolithic huts
They discovered a circle of post holes and a hearth in the centre
How did archaeologists find out that mesolithic people varied diet
There was fish shells, fish bones, bones of deer, bones of duck, bones of wild pig
How did the mesolithic people make their houses?
They bent the branches to make an upside down bowl hut, they covered the branches using animal skin and sods of the earth
When did life in the neolithic period?
4000BC
What were the changes after 4000BC?
Trees were cut to make way for grassland and pastures, crops were planted by people, people began to raise animals
