Stone Age Farmers: Life in Neolithic Ireland
Students will learn about the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in Ireland, examining how people built homes and grew crops.
Key Questions
- How did people in ancient Ireland start farming?
- What kind of homes did they build?
- How did farming change their lives?
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