1. Lesson 2 – Stone Age Technology Pgs 38-41

2. 21 st Century Tools What are some common tools used in our lives? What is a tool?

3. Paleolithic Technology Stone knives, axes, arrowheads, spear points. Only had stone, bone, or wood tools until 9,000 BC. Tools were shaped by “flaking” – or chipping pieces off the edges. Hand axe was one of the earliest tools made from a rock with a naturally sharp edge.

4. Hand Axe

5. Flaking Sharpen a stone by hitting it against another stone. Strong rocks were used for flaking like: –Flint –Obsidian –Quartz Technology improvements: baking stones to harden them.

6. Hunting Tools Stone spearheads and arrowheads. Stone scrapers for hide cleaning. Spear throwers and bows allowed hunters to hunt from greater distances. Polished and decorated their tools later on. Hafting sharp stones on a handle increased the uses of the tool.

7. Tools

8. Sewing Tools Bone needles Dried animal muscles for thread

9. Fire & Shelter Used fire for warmth and for cooking. Built more permanent shelters from materials found in their environment: –Mammoth bones –Wood –Foliage

10. Cave Dwellings

11. Metals Copper made stronger tools than stone. Allowed people to live more comfortably in their environment.

12. Nova – How to make a stone tool http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/stoneage/to olkit.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/stoneage/to olkit.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/stoneage/m aki-i.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/stoneage/m aki-i.html

13. Activity Write a description that an archaeologist would write about a stone tool they uncovered. Describe the way the tool looks and how the stone age craftsman made it.