Stone Age cooking - Worksheet

Stone Age people did not use saucepans as they are a modern invention that came into use long after the Stone Age era. During this prehistoric time, the materials and technology necessary to create metal cooking vessels were not yet discovered or developed. Instead, Stone Age individuals had to rely on more primitive methods and natural materials available in their environment to cook their food.

To make hot soup, Stone Age people employed a technique that involved heating stones in a fire until they were extremely hot. These heated stones were then carefully placed into a container, possibly made of animal hide, wood, or hollowed-out stone, which held the ingredients for the soup. The heat from the stones would warm the water and cook the food within it, effectively creating a hot soup without the need for a metal pot. As for the changes in Britain from the beginning of the Stone Age to the end of the Iron Age, there were significant developments in technology, society, and the landscape. The term 'hunter-gatherer' refers to the lifestyle of early humans who hunted animals and foraged for plants, seeds, and fruits to sustain themselves before the advent of agriculture and settled communities.