--- title: "Archaeology and the Stone Age" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-02-07-15-34-03-archaeology-and-the-stone-age" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Archaeology and the Stone Age ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_3135%5B1%5D.JPG) 7 February 2023 [Mr Gambles](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/AlanGambles) [Year 3](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-3) Year 3 had a wonderful day at Norton Priory learning how archaeologists find out about the past. We also learnt some Stone Age skills such as how to make fire and cook woolly mammoths (or marshmallows in our case) around an open fire. [Year 3](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-3) [History](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/history) [SMSC & Cultural Capital](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/smsc-cultural-capital) [Personal Development](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/personal-development) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_0011.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-02-07-15-18-13-y2-mental-health-week) Previous ### [Y2 - Mental Health Week](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-02-07-15-18-13-y2-mental-health-week) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_9439.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-02-07-16-10-48-year-5-the-dark-ages-norton-priory-visit) Next ### [Year 5 - The Dark Ages - Norton Priory Visit](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-02-07-16-10-48-year-5-the-dark-ages-norton-priory-visit) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)