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Introduction to plants

This week we learn all about plants and just how important they must have been for Mesolithic people. Watch Professor Nicky Milner explain more.

Welcome back to another week of learning.

Plants were important in so many different ways to Mesolithic people – from food, to making tools to creating shelters.

This week we will learn about how plants were utilised at Star Carr.

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