Compare prehistoric axes, from jadeite and flint to bronze

Compare prehistoric axes, from jadeite and flint to bronze

Exploring axe heads from Prehistoric Britain Despite being thousands of years old, Stone Age tools can often be found in museum collections around the country. Axes would have been an especially vital to the agricultural revolution during the Neolithic or New Stone...
Explore a variety of brooch designs from Roman Britain

Explore a variety of brooch designs from Roman Britain

Exploring Brooch Designs from Roman Britain   Brooches were extremely popular in Roman times, worn regardless of gender. Whilst today we might use a variety of fastenings, like zips or press studs, the Romans often used brooches or ‘fibulae’ to fasten...
Compare arrow heads from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age

Compare arrow heads from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age

Explore Prehistoric ‘worked’ flint  It is relatively common to find prehistoric ‘worked’ flint in areas where early humans lived. Finding examples, however, is still exciting. Such pieces bring us into direct contact with prehistoric people,...
Exploring Stone Age hammers – would you want to use one today?

Exploring Stone Age hammers – would you want to use one today?

Exploring Stone Age hammer heads Despite being thousands of years old, Stone Age tools can often be found in museum collections around the country. Such items were highly practical and would have been commonly used as our early ancestors turned to farming.   Neolithic...
Explore Roman genius stones designed for protection

Explore Roman genius stones designed for protection

Stone Plaque for a Goldsmith’s ShopMalton Museum, North Yorkshire It’s rare to find evidence of gold-working in Roman Britain, but this stone plaque records a goldsmith’s workshop in the area. It was found in 1814 whilst foundations were being dug for New Malton...
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