This History video explores how people in Stone Age Britain built shelters and how archaeologists use evidence to understand life thousands of years ago. Key stage 2 pupils learn how shelters changed from the Palaeolithic to the Neolithic era as lifestyles and technologies developed, and how natural materials such as wood, stone, animal hides and mud were used. The video highlights essential sites, including Kent’s Cavern, Durrington Walls, and Skara Brae, and shows how each offers clues about how Stone Age people lived, worked and stayed safe. It concludes by demonstrating how archaeologists reconstruct shelters to reveal the daily lives of Britain’s earliest inhabitants.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s History Year 3 and 4 videos, which enable teachers and pupils to explore the past and understand how it has shaped the world today.

See more of our Key stage 2 scheme of work.

• History, Year 3, British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age? Lesson 2: What does Skara Brae tell us about life in the Stone Age?
• History, Year 3, British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?
• History, Y3/4 (A), British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age? Lesson 2: What does Skara Brae tell us about life in the Stone Age?
• History, Y3/4 (A), British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?