Prehistory Factsheets

Museum:

Wiltshire Museum

Subject:

History

Key Stage

Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3

The Wiltshire Museum boasts a remarkable collection of objects used by people who lived during the construction of Stonehenge! One particularly fascinating burial belonged to a shaman, a priest from the Stonehenge era. The artifacts found alongside him offer invaluable insights into Bronze Age rituals and religious practices.

Links to the curriculum 

  • History – The Stone Age and the Bronze Age
  • Archaeology – Investigating the past
  • Religious studies – Beliefs and practices in different culture

Learning Objectives

  • Learn about the different periods of prehistory.
  • Understand how archaeologists learn about the past.
  • Gain knowledge about the cultures of prehistoric people.
  • Explore the artefacts and monuments left behind by prehistoric people.

Activities

  • Analyse the artefacts featured in the fact sheet and try to decide their purpose.
  • Imagine yourself living during Stonehenge’s construction and create a story about your experiences using the images in the factsheet. 

Sawfish are also called carpenter sharks...but they are rays, not sharks!

There’s also a species called a sawshark, but that’s, well, a shark!

What the heck is a lek?

Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.

Road Runner!

The great bustard has a dignified slow walk but tends to run when disturbed, rather than fly.

Belly Buster!

The hen-bird on display at The Salisbury Museum was one of the last great bustards to be eaten in the town!

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