Hi all, Caspian is back!
Yesterday, we visited the Neolithic (new stone tool age) standing stones in Holywood – The Twelve Apostles. They are on farmland but have never been moved as they were originally placed in the sacred wood. The ten stones (two are missing) are configured in a circle. They might be under a star constellation or in the shape of the god of the people who put them there. The people were probably very sophisticated as the stones were found, moved and arranged. There could be graves or good luck charms buried underneath the stones. One of the stones is carved underneath. This was originally a side until it fell. Carving shows the people cared about these stones. Erosion has removed and cracked the stones down. There is also quartz in the stones. They are home to a species of spider that camouflages itself to hide on the stones. Mum made us some garlic cheesy bread to munch on while we looked at the stones.
Today I did some maths and found some interesting w words in the dictionary. I also researched foraging and thought about other uses of the supplies the Mesolithic (middle tool age) people found. For example:
Berries: paint and dye
Mushrooms: medicine
Leaves: bandage
Acorns: animal food (in Mesolithic Germany, pigs were domesticated.)
Bark: Plates and paint pallets
Moss: cushioning to sleep on or under a leaf bandage to help a graze heal.
That’s it for today!
