The Neolithic Age

Question 1

Porcellanite

Answer 1

During the Neolithic period people began to use a type of stone called Porcellanite, which was stronger and heavier than Flint. It allowed the Neolithic people to make better tools and so craftsmanship improved

Question 2

Wattle and daub

Answer 2

This is a method of building walls for which we have evidence in the Neolithic period, it is when mud and straw are plastered over walls (woven with branches) to cover holes and draughts

Question 3

Quern stone

Answer 3

This was a stone used to grind grain into flour to make bread, one large round stone on top of another, the bottom stone is stationary and the top stone is moved around, usually by a wooden handle

Question 4

The Neolithic period / New Stone Age

Answer 4

It lasted from about 4000 BCE to 2000 BCE. This was the period when people farmed and began to use better stone tools. As. Rescue of the introduction of farming people began to settle in one place.