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Real Paleolithic Pot Boiler Stone

(This is in the Stone Age artefact box)

Can you answer the questions below by spinning this image and using the extra pictures?

Extra information

and picture

pot boiler stone from our stone age artefacts for primary schools topic box
pot boiler stone from our stone age artefacts for primary schools topic box

Questions

1. Where was this found?

 

2. How was it used?

 

3. We think the health of people improved when they started to cook meat.  Why was this?

Answers down here - no peeking until you're ready!

1. Where was this found?

 

ANSWER: In Southern England.

 

2. How was it used?

 

ANSWER: It was heated up and placed in a bag of cold water to make it boil.

 

3. We think the health of people improved when they started to cook meat.  Why was this?

 

ANSWER: Because it killed the germs and made it softer and easier to eat.

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