Neolithic Flashcards
What was the new stone they used
Porcellanite it was stronger than flint
What is another name for the Neolithic times
New Stone Age
What method did they use to build their houses
Wattle and daub
What was wattle and daub
Long branches weaved together and then a mixture of hay, muck, animal poo and water was smacked onto the walls
What was queen stone
It was used to grind grain into flour for bread
We’re they hunter gatherers
Yes
What did they wear
They used sheep for wool and the wove and spun their clothes.
They died their clothes with berries
Where did porcellanite come from
Antrim and rathlin island
Did they trade there tools and weapons
They did trade them for other types of tools and weapons
Did they believe in the after life
Yes
What were the names of the burial tombs
Dolmens
Passage tombs
Court cairns
What did they start to do
Make poetry from clay
Farm and plant crops
Where did farming originally begin
Mosopoteria modern Iran and Iraq
