Neolithic Preparation Of Skins
Prior to 4000 BC, people wore furry skins for warmth. The Neolithic preparation of skins was perhaps the hardest work these early people did. A number of human skeletons have been found, both [...]
By Ken West
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Posted Stonehenge Talk at Forest Arts
Dear readers, I need your support at an event. My talk at Forest Arts Centre on the 24th October 2019 at 7.30pm, needs an audience. Tickets are £5.50, all proceeds go to the arts as I speak for [...]
Flint Powered The First Industrial Age
Flint powered the first industrial age might be a slight exaggeration. Yet, this amazing mineral was a vital commodity to early peoples. It was used to make tools like axes, arrow and spear [...]
Hengistbury Head As The First Port In Britain
Hengistbury Head as the first port in Britain seems an absurd claim. The frivolity of beach huts, a land train, kite flyers and cyclists trivialize the headland. It is now a mere playground. The [...]
Wildwood of England
The wildwood of England sounds rather like a Robin Hood film but stay with me. The wildwood describes the original forest after the Ice Age. None of this now exists in England and only a small [...]
Neolithic Economy
The moment most people see the word Neolithic they think of archaeology and archaeologists. Prehistory, surely, is all about digging up things and guessing what they were used for. Sadly, it is [...]