Nearly 50 children from d’Auvergne School took part in the Ice Age workshop at Jersey Museum – which has been offered to all primary schools in the Island – with expert flint-knapper James Dilley.
Dressed in animal skins, sitting beside a small hut and surrounded by a variety of tools from different periods, Mr Dilley flaked a series of blades from a large piece of flint while telling the group how the tools were used by early humans.
As part of the programme, each school has also been given a Stone Age ‘handling box’ containing a selection of copies of prehistoric tools and items made by Mr Dilley, as well as lesson plans and materials for teachers to help classes who want to learn about the Paleolithic and other periods.
The project has been supported by local charity The One Foundation.
See more pictures on Pages 18-19 of Tuesday’s JEP.
