Course: Exploring Stone Age Archaeology: The Mysteries of Star Carr

Do you think the lines were made by one person or different people? Why do you think this?

This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube. Because the lines on the pendant are so faint and very difficult to analyse by eye we used a number of cutting …

The Star Carr pendant is a unique find. It is similar to the other Star Carr beads in that it is made of shale, but it is a different shape …

This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube. This short film shows Nicky on site explaining how the pendant was found in the lake edge deposits.

As well as worked flint we also found a lot of stones on site. These do not occur naturally in peat which means that they have intentionally been brought here …

Dr Aimee Little explains what usewear analysis is and what it can tell us about how tools were used.

Flint is a sedimentary stone usually found as nodules in chalk. Flint can be a range of colours including black, grey, brown, green, orange or white. It usually has quite …

Understanding the dating of the site has always been a key issue in the interpretation of Star Carr. When did people live there and for how long? During the time …

The important sediments at Star Carr have recently deteriorated and Dr Kirsty High explains how this has happened. Further resources If you would like to find out more about the …

The sediments in the waterlogged deposits at Star Carr differ depending on the depth of the deposit. At the bottom we find the waterlogged organic mud which is saturated with …

Star Carr is a special archaeological site for many reasons. One of these reasons is the amount of organic material that was found there, including artefacts like the antler headdresses …

As archaeologists we use different methods according to the type of site it is. At Star Carr we have waterlogged deposits and dry land deposits which require different techniques. Most …

In this film, Nicky talks about some of the most important discoveries we have made during our recent excavations at Star Carr, from 2004-2015. Excavation of this more recent phase …

No further excavations were undertaken at Star Carr until the 1980s, though in the 1970s some excavations took place in other locations around the ancient lake, most notably at Seamer …