what do you liive in?
Where did people live in the Stoneage?
They lived in huts and caves.
How did hunter gatherers obtain food?
They would follow migrating heards of animals.
Another word for ice age
Glacial expansion
Were Stoneage people shorter than we are today?
Yes
What were the huts made from?
The huts were made from wood and bones that were then covered in animal hides.
What was used to kill animals for food?
Stone weapons were used to hunt and kill animals.
The changes in seasons in the Stone Age could be characterized using this adjective
Dramatic
Is it true that we were smaller boned?
Yes which also meant we were lighter
What covered the cave walls?
The walls were covered by paintings and drawings of primarily animals. There have been human handprints present in the artwork as well.
What do you call people who eat plants and animals?
Omnivores
Was the temperature consistent?
The weather fluctuated regularly
What was the average height of a man in cm?
166 cm
What were houses built into mounds called?
Midden
Plants eaten include
seeds, nuts, roots, fruit, leaves, seaweed and fungi
Were winters warmer?
Winters were cooler than they are now
What was the estimated height for a woman in cm?
154 cm
when was one of the earliest cave paintings found?
35,000 years ago
A drink made by the poeple in the late stoneage.
In the late stoneage around 13,000 years ago people were making beer.
Name for the major climatic event in the Stoneage
Holocene Thermal Maximum
The estimated average body weight in kg
67 kg