STONE AGE MAN.
Art and Artefacts 
Cave art of about 15,000 years ago created using natural pigments of ground up minerals of Iron oxide and manganese dioxide. Animals formed an important part of mans culture and lifestyle. They relied on them for food and warmth, often making shelters of a wooden framework coverered with skins under a cliff overhang. They hunted the animals and they decorated the walls of the caves they inhabited with images of Deer, Bison, Horses, etc.
Artefacts
A selection of Stone Age Tools made and used by Late Palaeolithic man of the Magdelanian period. They were used for cutting, scraping and piercing holes. They made many other tools, some of which would have been attached to wood or bone handles.
fOSSIL fOLKLORE .
Snake Stone
In Folklore it was believed that fossil Ammonites were in fact headless serpents, turned to stone and cast off the cliffs by a Saxon Abbess, St. Hilda of Whitby in Yorkshire. A similar legend from Keynsham in Somerset has St. Keyna turning the serpents to stone.
It seems that for centuries people have been carving the heads onto the “Serpents” .
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DINOSAUR TIME!
Corythosaurus
Corythosaurus was a large Hadrosaurid which grew to about 10m in length. It was a herbivore. It lived between about 90 and 70 million years ago and it's remains have been found in the USA and Canada. It had a large crest on it's head which contained breathing tubes connecting the nostrils with the back of the throat.
Model and photo supplied by Dave"Spike" Ekins.
Why not print off some of the pictures in the artists corner and have a go at colouring them in!
After all noone really knows what colour dinosaurs were!
Have fun!
fOSSIL KIDS.
Chris & Simon.
The boys uncover a big one. Fossil hunting on the Yorkshire coast last year.Mainly finding Ammonites, reptile remains have also been found there from timt to time. They like a good long hike along the beach, as long as they have a substantial packed lunch, which they usually consume within the first hour or two as they say it is really hungry work.
Lytoceras. Chris found this Ammonite on the Yorkshire coast. It is one of his favourite finds.
Harpoceras. The biggest fossil Simon found was massive. He found it at Runswick Bay.
Rachael!
Well, hi I'm Rachael and I can safely say that I love fossils! I really enjoy the family trips up to Yorkshire and I love the hands on conection that I get with looking for fossils with my brothers (seen at the top of the page)and my parents. We usualy look for fossils on beaches around Whitby and in other seaside locations.If you enjoy going to Wales you can look for Trilobites at beaches around Tenby!
HAVE FUN, HAPPY FOSSILING!!!
By the way. Can you guess where I am in the photo?
Gorgosaurus.
Gorgosaurus was a large predator of the Tyrannosaurus family. It lived in the late Crataceous of what is now North America. It grew to about 10 metres in length.
Model and photo supplied by Dave"Spike" Ekins.
JOKE TIME!
Q: Why was the butcher worried the woolly mammoth would get away?
A: Because he had a big steak in him.
Q: What do you get if you cross a dinosaur with a troll?
A: A monster that lives under bridges.
JOKE TIME !
Q: What did the Iguanodon say when it took off his clothes?
A: Nothing. He didn't wear any.
Q:What do you get when you cross a Pterodactyl with a pigeon?
A: A Pterosaur that doesn't get lost.
Q: Why can't you text to a Diplodocus?
A: Because all the Diplodocus are extinct.
Cleaning and Preserving fossils
It is always best to take your fossils to an expert if they are in need of cleaning, repair, or preservation.You can take them to a museum or, if you are lucky enough to have a collector living near you, they can often be very helpful.
Joke Time!
Q: What do you call a short sighted dinosaur?
A: Doyouthinkhesaurus.
Q: What do you call a dinosaur that is constantly complaining?
A: A moanasaurus.
Artists Corner
Stegosaurus.
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Sand Tiger.
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Ammonite.
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Orthoceras.
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Silurian Sea
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Pteradactyl
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Trilobite.
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Plesiosaur.
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Iguanodon
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Tyrranosaurus.
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JOKE TIME !
Q; Which dinosour can you buy in a clothes shop but only in Extra, extra large?
A; A T-Rex-Shirt.
JOKE TIME!
Q: What is the biggest dinosaur in the UK?
A: The Gordonosaurus.
JOKE TIME!
Q:What do you call a dinosour with a bomb?
A:Explodasourus.
Q: What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
A: A Stegosnaurus.
Birthstones.
JANUARY---GARNET
FEBRUARY---AMETHYST
MARCH---AQUAMARINE
APRIL---DIAMOND
MAY---EMERALD
JUNE---PEARL
JULY---RUBY
AUGUST---PERIDOT
SEPTEMBER---SAPHIRE
OCTOBER---OPAL
NOVEMBER---TOPAZ
DECEMBER---TURQUOISE
JOKE TIME !
Q; What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
A; A Sleeposaurus.
Feature Fossil
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Fossils @ School.
Why not let us bring our fossils into school to show the children. We can tailor our talk to your specific year group and give them a hands on experience they will not forget. We can provide samples for the school to keep and the kids get something to take home. As recommended by Carlton Lower School, North Beds.
Reasonable rates contact
palaeojos@googlemail.com
If you think that you have got a good dino joke, why not e-mail it to us on the address above and it may get on to the website!
Just to remind you the address is:palaeojos@googlemail.com
It got a bit muddy at woodworks 08, but nobody minded because they could splash around and not get told off....
Not even the horse....