First, I must say that video is great! Thank you for making it! Secondly - 1:34 that scene looks amazing with clouds reflecting in water. Thirdly: I really hope that one day we'll see "how to make" videos about prehistoric clothes, cap, boat, tent, and all other things we see in these videos!
Excellent video as usual. Hehe, I was making a fish trap while watching the video - so it was a lot of fun to see one turning up in this video. Keep up the great work.
A real treat! Not nearly enough mesolithic reenactors! Just read about the flint more efficient flint core knapping technique whilst reading The Earth Children Series, so good to see it in action!
This was absolutely fascinating. Thank you for putting together such a well-done video. I'm an American archaeologist with DNA from England, Scotland, Wale, Ireland, and Scandinavia, and I can't get enough of this type of content.
I did some field walking a few times at a site that had already been excavated and found dozens of microliths , Broken blades, some discarded cores and a few other bits and pieces. I even found what looks like on a breeding stone that had grooves cut into the sandy texture of the stone. It was amazing to find that many things in one place. The archaeology survey had literally uncovered thousands of artifacts on the site that indicated it had been used for a long time. It was mostly meso lithic, with a few Neolithic pieces and some evidence of Bronze Age activity
🎩Hi. You make fire lighting seem so easy, but it’s not is it. I have one of your fire starting kits. (Oh it’s great by the way ) no wonder that when you had a fire, you did not let it go out, but carried it with you. As such as using certain dried mushrooms to keep an ember going.
I have heard that, judging from their skeletal remains, the health of Mesolithic people in Britain was excellent, probably due to their well balanced diets and active lifestyle. I believe the standard of health declined with the introduction of agriculture in the Neolithic period and remained less than optimal until very recently. I would love to hear Dr Dilley talk about this.
Very difficult to hit a bird in flight even just launched into flight with a rifle let alone a much slower arrow. Thus the shotgun. I take my camo hat off to them.
I can't believe how smart these people must have been. Just imagining having to make everything I use out of what is around me sounds both idyllic and daunting. I think these people might have had stronger problem solving skills than many modern individuals. Looking at the items shown at the simulated camp site, I'm not sure how often even very intelligent modern people would exert that amount of cognitive effort on a daily basis. I admit I feel a little inferior based on what I've seen... Maybe I'm projecting though.
I'd bet the flint working spot was far away from the cooking/family spot. Flint working leaves sharp pieces on the ground. Have little Junior cut his foot on a piece and Mom would banish the men to the edge of the village to work flint.
I love this stuff - it's so intriguing to imagine living in the mesolithic with videos such as this. Thanks for producing it - more please.
Leslie ugums lol
Please do more in period costume - it's great watching you work dressed like that and feeling like I'm actually looking back into the ancient past
First, I must say that video is great! Thank you for making it!
Secondly - 1:34 that scene looks amazing with clouds reflecting in water.
Thirdly: I really hope that one day we'll see "how to make" videos about prehistoric clothes, cap, boat, tent, and all other things we see in these videos!
Whatd a meeta for loly
Very nice Video, the scenes look very authentic. Greetings from Germany!
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Amazing video quality both in resolution and content.
Your channel is so cool!! Thankyou!
I can't wait
Excellent video as usual. Hehe, I was making a fish trap while watching the video - so it was a lot of fun to see one turning up in this video. Keep up the great work.
incredible video, you deserve far more recognition!
A real treat! Not nearly enough mesolithic reenactors! Just read about the flint more efficient flint core knapping technique whilst reading The Earth Children Series, so good to see it in action!
The lodge looks really nice!
Brilliant presentation! Is there a generally established mesolithic recipe for pitch making?
Not so much a recipe, but they generally used birch tar
This was absolutely fascinating. Thank you for putting together such a well-done video. I'm an American archaeologist with DNA from England, Scotland, Wale, Ireland, and Scandinavia, and I can't get enough of this type of content.
Have they ever found preserved canoes or fish traps like that?
Lots! Check out Tybrind Vig (Denmark), it’s just one of many late Mesolithic sites with a huge amount of organic remains
I did some field walking a few times at a site that had already been excavated and found dozens of microliths , Broken blades, some discarded cores and a few other bits and pieces. I even found what looks like on a breeding stone that had grooves cut into the sandy texture of the stone. It was amazing to find that many things in one place. The archaeology survey had literally uncovered thousands of artifacts on the site that indicated it had been used for a long time. It was mostly meso lithic, with a few Neolithic pieces and some evidence of Bronze Age activity
Super video, i like it short but full of information! Thank you.
I live very close to Hogganfield, one of those seven lochs. Would be amazing to have events showing this kind of thing going on there
🎩Hi. You make fire lighting seem so easy, but it’s not is it. I have one of your fire starting kits. (Oh it’s great by the way ) no wonder that when you had a fire, you did not let it go out, but carried it with you. As such as using certain dried mushrooms to keep an ember going.
It take practice and really good tinder! And you’re right, carrying fire is much easier
So ,interesting.
I have heard that, judging from their skeletal remains, the health of Mesolithic people in Britain was excellent, probably due to their well balanced diets and active lifestyle. I believe the standard of health declined with the introduction of agriculture in the Neolithic period and remained less than optimal until very recently. I would love to hear Dr Dilley talk about this.
How big were the groups who made these campsites?
how was the canoe made?
Very difficult to hit a bird in flight even just launched into flight with a rifle let alone a much slower arrow. Thus the shotgun. I take my camo hat off to them.
I can't believe how smart these people must have been. Just imagining having to make everything I use out of what is around me sounds both idyllic and daunting. I think these people might have had stronger problem solving skills than many modern individuals. Looking at the items shown at the simulated camp site, I'm not sure how often even very intelligent modern people would exert that amount of cognitive effort on a daily basis. I admit I feel a little inferior based on what I've seen... Maybe I'm projecting though.
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Being archers I'd like to think they used the fire bow.
Good googly moogly .
Sara smile.
@Les Jones, possibly the best comment on the channel to date 🤣
@@ancientcraftUK you got that right lol
@@ancientcraftUK can you look at my artifacts. Please.
@@ancientcraftUK i found a site. All my own .
Its funny to see a guy filet a rock like a piece of fish. ;-)
I'd bet the flint working spot was far away from the cooking/family spot. Flint working leaves sharp pieces on the ground. Have little Junior cut his foot on a piece and Mom would banish the men to the edge of the village to work flint.