Prehistoric Scotland
Okay, kiddo, let me tell you a story about Scotland a long, long time ago, before anyone had even thought of building castles or cities. This was a time when there were no TVs, no cars, and nobody had invented smartphones yet.
The people who lived in Scotland back then were called "prehistoric" because we don't have any written records from them. But we do have some clues about how they lived by studying the things they left behind.
One of the things we know is that Scotland was once covered in thick forests, full of animals like bears, deer, and wolves. Humans probably hunted these animals for food, and they also gathered nuts and berries.
But life was tough in prehistoric Scotland. There were no shops to buy clothes or tools, so people had to make everything themselves. They would use stone tools to scrape the hides of animals to make clothes and shoes. They also made knives and other tools out of stone.
Speaking of stones, there are some really famous ones in Scotland that have been around for thousands of years. You might have heard about them. They're called standing stones, and they are VERY big and heavy. Nobody knows exactly what they were used for, but some people think they might have been used in religious ceremonies or for marking important places.
Another thing we know about prehistoric Scotland is that people built houses. But these weren't like the houses we have today with walls made of bricks or wood. These houses were made of turf and sticks, and they were often built in a circle around a central fire pit.
So that's a little bit about what life was like in prehistoric Scotland. It was a time of big forests, stone tools, and houses made of turf. Even though we don't have any written records from that time, we can still learn a lot about how people lived by studying the things they left behind.
The people who lived in Scotland back then were called "prehistoric" because we don't have any written records from them. But we do have some clues about how they lived by studying the things they left behind.
One of the things we know is that Scotland was once covered in thick forests, full of animals like bears, deer, and wolves. Humans probably hunted these animals for food, and they also gathered nuts and berries.
But life was tough in prehistoric Scotland. There were no shops to buy clothes or tools, so people had to make everything themselves. They would use stone tools to scrape the hides of animals to make clothes and shoes. They also made knives and other tools out of stone.
Speaking of stones, there are some really famous ones in Scotland that have been around for thousands of years. You might have heard about them. They're called standing stones, and they are VERY big and heavy. Nobody knows exactly what they were used for, but some people think they might have been used in religious ceremonies or for marking important places.
Another thing we know about prehistoric Scotland is that people built houses. But these weren't like the houses we have today with walls made of bricks or wood. These houses were made of turf and sticks, and they were often built in a circle around a central fire pit.
So that's a little bit about what life was like in prehistoric Scotland. It was a time of big forests, stone tools, and houses made of turf. Even though we don't have any written records from that time, we can still learn a lot about how people lived by studying the things they left behind.