![]() We drew our necklace design first, before gathering clay and making a start on molding and shaping the clay into the correct shape of bones and shells. We modelled our clay beads on photographs and drawings of the jewellery that has been discovered over the years. Apart from furs providing warm bedding and clothing, the bones, teeth, antlers and horns made great ornaments! The beads were threaded on leather thongs, and shells and stones would have been used, too. No part of the animals they caught for food would have been wasted. We studied pictures of Stone Age jewellery and used our knowledge of the Stone Age to identify what materials would have been used to make them. Stone Age people made use of natural materials.
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