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How were the humans in the Stone Age How did they live?
Early in the Stone Age, humans lived in small, nomadic groups. Stone Age humans hunted large mammals, including wooly mammoths, giant bison and deer. They used stone tools to cut, pound, and crush—making them better at extracting meat and other nutrients from animals and plants than their earlier ancestors.
How did Stone Age man get water?
Before people had pottery, water could be boiled in pits in the ground with hot stones dropped in, or in cooking skins over the fire. If necessary, snow could be melted the same way. It is difficult to know whether hot drinks with any flavouring were drunk in prehistory.
What did the Stone Age peoples houses look like?
During the Neolithic period (4000BC and 2500BC), Stone Age houses were rectangular and constructed from timber. Some houses used wattle (woven wood) and daub (mud and straw) for the walls and had thatched roofs.
Did Stone Age people drink alcohol?
They require several bags of sugar to make an alcoholic drink. So there were only two options in Neolithic Britain: honey for making mead, and cereals for malting, mashing and brewing into ale or beer. Honey could have been gathered from wild bees’ nests, but there would only have been enough for small amounts of mead.
Where does a stone in the water take place?
This is a psychological suspense thriller set in rural Central Oregon. Two eccentric farm women, MARTHA (Bonnie Bedelia), and her best friend, GRACE (Mary Kilpatrick) harbor the cover-up of a vicious murder they she and her best friend conceal for thirty-five years.
What was the climate like in the New Stone Age?
The New Stone Age was a time when the Earth’s climate was warmer than the climate in the Old Stone Age. No one knows for sure why the Earth warmed; around 12,000 years ago, the Earth ended its last great ice age. As the Earth warmed, the population of people and animals increased.
Who are the characters in a stone in the water?
Two eccentric farm women, MARTHA (Bonnie Bedelia), and her best friend, GRACE (Mary Kilpatrick) harbor the cover-up of a vicious murder they she and her best friend conceal for thirty-five years. But when a stranger, ALEX (Melissa Fumero) unexpectedly intrudes, their quiet, orderly lives are suddenly threatened.
What did people do in the Stone Age?
A temperate climate meant that animals and people could stay in one place. Some people decided to give up their nomadic lifestyle and settle down. Homes became permanent. People learned to grow their own crops, rather than search for wild berries and grains.