Young Historian 2006 Winning Entry - George Hastwell School


Interpreting artefactsFarm animals or pets? The concept of "wild" or "hunted" could be added to this classification activity

The children decided whether animals portrayed on seals and modelled as clay figurines could have been farm animals, pets or both in a classification activity. They thought birds were both. This is borne out by a terracotta sculpture of bird figurines peeping out of a cage. (See online resources ).

modeliing terracotta animalThe children modelled wild animals. The concept of wild or hunted (opposite of domesticated) could be added to a classification activity; eg. animals such as rhino, deer, or hare, were depicted on seals and tablets:

Investimodel black on red dishgating by modelling ! Model pots plus quote from "big book"

The children investigated what pottery was used for. They modelled everyday pots and the characteristic Indus decorated "black on red" pottery.

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