Prehistoric Pottery Pottery was developed from the Neolithic period onward and was constantly evolving Pots have been discovered all over the British Isles from the South of England to Scotland ID: 223730
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Ceramics & Bell BeakersSlide2
Prehistoric Pottery
Pottery was developed from the Neolithic period onward and was constantly evolving.
Pots have been discovered all over the British Isles, from the South of England to Scotland.The spread of pottery is believed to be a result of the people of this time beginning to settle.Slide3
Prehistoric Pottery
The earliest known pottery had almost no decoration other than a rounded base.
During the later and middle Neolithic Period, impressions became common for developing more complex decorations in pottery.Some techniques they used were: whipped cord, twisted cord, bird bone, finger tip and finger nail impressions.Slide4
The Bell Beaker People
The Bell Beakers, overlap with the Neolithic period and continue into the bronze age.
It is believed they came from continental Europe (possibly Spain) and settled in Britain.They introduced to Britain the use of metal artifacts in both copper and bronze.The Beaker folk kept livestock and also used woven fabric. Slide5
Who were the Beakers?
The Beakers lived, 4,500 years ago. They were mostly bowmen but also carried a dagger or copper spearhead. They also invented a stone arm guard to protect their forearms from the sting of the bow.
Other Names:
Bell Beakers
Beaker Folk
The Beakers
These guards varied in decoration and were often found on the outside of the arm. Slide6
Who Were the Beakers?
The Beakers were a patriarchal society.
They were farmers.They all held the same religious beliefs.It is possible that they were studying astronomy since the monuments align with the moon. They are studied for both their culture and their pottery.Slide7
Who were the Beakers?
They lived in oval shaped huts with pits used for storage.
The Bell Beakers received their name from their distinctively shaped ceramics. They often created grooved ware and used impressions in their potterySlide8
Ceramics and the Bell Beakers
The Beaker’s pottery was often polished on the outside and nearly always decorated with impressions and patterns.
They used an outdoor fire as a kiln for their pottery.The beakers were used as drinking cups for beer and mead.Others were used for storing food, smelting copper and as burial pots. Slide9Slide10
Beaker Burials
The Bell Beakers broke from the tradition of communal graves and gave their dead modest individual graves.
The men were placed with their heads facing north, while the women had their heads facing south. Both had their extremities to the right with heads turned to the East. Slide11
Beaker Burials
The deceased were buried with jewelry, weapons and knives and pottery.
These were the first graves to contain personal belongings and demonstrates a belief in the afterlife.Graves were often found in groups, suggesting families and were nearby to monuments. Slide12
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