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Mesolithic Period
Keywords on life in the Mesolithic Period in Ireland
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mount Sandel | Earliest evidence of people in Ireland found here. |
| Nomad | Didn't live in one place permanently, moved from place to place. |
| Hunter Gatherer | Hunted wild animals and gathered berries and nuts. |
| Mesolithic | Middle Stone Age, 7000BC. |
| Flint | Stone used to make tools and start fires. |
| Spit | For cooking meat over a fire. |
| Post Holes | Discoloured patches in soil that indicate to archaeologists where timber poles were placed in the ground. |
| Arrowhead | Made of flint, put on an arrow. |
| Spear | Tool used to hunt wild animals. |
| Harpoon | Spear with barbed points used to catch fish. |
| Animal Skins | Dried and scraped to make clothing and shelter. |