Ancient Voices
Short films aimed at Key Stage 2 children. Raksha Dave brings prehistory alive and shows how the ancient people of Britain shaped how we live now.
In a series of short films, archaeologist Raksha Dave explores the amazing places, monuments and archaeological finds left behind from prehistoric Britain to build a picture of what it must have been like living in the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.
Presented by Raksha Dave, field archaeologist on Channel 4's Time Team, with a wealth of knowledge about the world before history was documented in Britain, the films are specifically aimed at children of Key Stage 2 age for 91Èȱ¬ Learning Zone.
To bring prehistory alive and show how the ancient people of Britain shaped where we live now, Raksha makes a razor-sharp flint tool, helps to cast a bronze axe and, using only a red deer antler, mines iron ore in an ancient mine. She visits the exceptional Stone Age burial at Paviland, explores Stonehenge - where, nearby, the biggest discovery of prehistoric gold was unearthed - and enters the Secret Forest, home to the only known prehistoric open-cast iron mines in the world. Raksha also has a chance to help out with daubing a replica Neolithic home, tries on Bronze Age clothes and feasts on Iron Age food.
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Clips
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Bronze Age - Stonehenge Gold
Duration: 05:18
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Bronze Age – Make metal
Duration: 05:23
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Stone age - Burial
Duration: 04:45
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Stone Age Flint
Duration: 04:35
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Dave Raksha |
Production Company | Lion Television |
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 Mar 2015 03:50
- Wed 20 May 2015 05:00
- Wed 15 Jul 2015 05:20
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