Let's Explore Prehistoric Man

  1. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/icemummies/iceman.html
    A. What was learned about the iceman’s organs’ from a CAT scan?
    B. What was in his stomach?
  2. http://www.gla.ac.uk/Acad/IBLS/DEEB/jd/otzi.htm
    A. State four facts about the iceman
    B. Why did the iceman get the name of Otzi?
    C. Why did TWO countries claim Otzi as their property?
  3. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
    Click on Discovery, then click arrow in right to continue to read about the discovery.
    A. Who and when was the discovery of the French cave at Lascaux found?
    B. What were THREE animals painted on the walls?
    C. Return to the home page and click on closing of the cave. Why and when was the cave closed to the public?
  4. http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/flint/images/mamkill.jpg
    A. Look at the drawing of prehistoric people hunting a mammoth. How many hunters are in the picture?
    B. What do you think might be a method of hunting a mammoth?
  5. http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/flint/archhunt.html
    A. Look at some of the artifacts and describe TWO of the weapons used by prehistoric man.
    B. Look at the drawing of a hunter/gatherer. What was the only sweetener used by prehistoric man and where was the painting found?
  6. http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/flint/foodquiz.html
    A. Is common inkcap edible or poisonous?
    B. Is fly algaric edible or poisonous?
  7. http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa100197.htm?once=true&
    How was prehistoric man’s first club , the handy sharpened-stone used as an early writing instrument.