The Stone Age: Hunters and Gatherers · c. 800,000 BC – 4,000 BC
Cave Art and Communication
Exploring how early humans expressed themselves through paintings and carvings before writing existed.
Key Questions
- 1Why did Stone Age people paint animals on cave walls?
- 2What can art tell us about what people valued?
- 3How did people communicate before they had a written alphabet?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS2: History - Stone Age to Iron Age BritainKS2: History - Cultural and artistic achievements
Year: Year 3
Subject: History
Unit: The Stone Age: Hunters and Gatherers
Period: c. 800,000 BC – 4,000 BC
Suggested Methodologies
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