Activity 2

Core content

We can get information about the hunter-gatherers and shepherds of the Later Stone Age by studying objects they made.

Here are examples of objects that were used by the hunter-gatherers.

Image 1.6.1: Examples of weapons used by the hunter-gatherers and shepherds. Image 1.6.2: Examples of pots used by Khoikhoi shepherds.

For the curious

Try to find examples of other objects made by the hunter-gatherers and shepherds.

Activity 2

1. What do you think the objects in image 1.6.1 are made of? 2. What do you think the objects in image 1.6.2 are made of? (1) (1)

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