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Mesolithic Period
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was it called the Stone Age | Everything was made from Stone |
| What does the Mesolithic Period mean? | Middle Stone Age |
| When did they arrive in Ireland and who were they? | They arrived in 7,000BC and they were the first settlers in Ireland |
| How did they arrive and where did they settle? | They arrived from Britain by sea in dugout canoes and they settled by rivers and lakes |
| Reasons why? | Gave them easy access to move on, allowed them to hunt for food, they were Nomadic |
| Describe their homes | Huts, made of branches/twigs etc. Sapling was set into the ground, these left the marks of post-holes. Centre of the house was a hearth/ fireplace and over this was placed the spit |
| Hunter gatherer | Self-sufficient hunts and gathers their own food e.g nuts, berries, fish ,birds etc |
| Nomadic | They moved on when the resources around them ran dry |
| What was flint used for | Main resource, was used for staring fires, spears, arrows,harpoons etc |
| How did they cook their food? | On a spit, this rotated over a heated fire and slowly cooked the meat |
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