The Bare Bones Toolkit
This toolkit was inspired by The Bare Bones, a learning resource from Forestry and Land Scotland written by Gavin Lindsay, Matt Ritchie and Alison Sheridan. It was created by Archaeology Scotland thanks to funding from Forestry and Land Scotland.
The toolkit encourages learners of all ages to dig deeper into the story of the Early Neolithic Chambered Cairns of the North Channel.
Whether you’re a primary school teacher, a youth group leader or a community archaeology group planning an event, this toolkit has objects and artefacts to engage participants of all ages.
What’s in the Toolkit?
The toolkit contains artefacts (real Neolithic objects), replicas (copies of Neolithic objects) and lots of games and activities. The Neolithic (New Stone Age): 4,100BC – 2,500BC.
- Story dice
- Wildlife in Neolithic Scotland game
- Mystery Objects: carved stone ball and bead
- Haylie Cairn: building blocks
- Geology: flint, pitchstone, porcellanite and quartz
- Equipment: artefact recording
- Bone Detectives activity
- Pottery: Blasthill bowl replica, cord making kit, quartz
- Neolithic Replicas
- Neolithic Artefacts
- Chambered cairn model
The booklet to accompany the toolkit can be viewed here: The Bare Bones Toolkit – Scotland
