The time I had courage

It all starts when I was six. We had gone on a summer holiday to Disney Land in America. Our family stayed there for a day or two to see all the sights of Disney and Universal Studios. Then we all took the gigantic silver train to San Diego for a beach and bay holiday , at the end of the week my Mum and Dad got married in La Jolla it was so exciting. We then spent the rest of the holiday on the Baja Coast if Mexico in a lovely white washed house on the beach.

There were so many great memories of that holiday but the thing I remember the most ,other than my Mum and Dad getting married was in Disney Land.It was the day we arrived. We had split up into little groups. All the girls and all the boys. We said that we would meat at lunch and tell each other what we did. When we met at lunch my brother told me all about this giant roller coaster. I got so jealous of him that I said I would have a try. What a big mistake that was! My brother led me to the roller coaster I wanted to run away but I couldn't.I had told my brother I would do it and he would laugh at me if I didn't do it. So I thought to myself if my brother did it I could do it. The palms of my hands were all sweaty and I knew it was because I was anxious and scared. Slowly I got onto the roller coaster. My heart was pounding in my chest. I tried to stay calm. Off we went going upside down, doing sharp turns right and left,  jolting forwards and speeding downhill as fast as a bullet. I loved it! What a ride!

When the ride was finish I went round looking for a bigger and better roller coaster. I didn't find one that I was allowed on.I was either to short or my Dad said no. I did manage to go on the same coaster two more times before my family got bored of waiting for me. I had been so scared that I almost didn't go on,and now I am the first in the queue when we go to the fairground and run to get on a roller coaster. I sort of have my brother to thank for my love of rides. I overcame my fear and had the courage to get on.

What do the artifacts tell us about the lives of early humans?

I think that the artifacts tell us a lot about early humans,the animals that they hunted and what kind of clothing they wore. They give us clues about rituals and ceremonies that may have taken place and an insight into daily life.

Artifacts can tell us what they ate because of the bones that they left behind around their fires and caves. We can form ideas about what they might have eaten from the tools and weapons they used to hunt small animals or even very large animals. Spear throwers have been found that  have been engraved very carefully. This could mean that this was a very important tool,possibly a good luck charm or the name of a clan. Clay sculptures are also very detailed these show the animals that were around and may have been used as clan names or during important ceremonies,like the coming of age of a child.

Tools have been found that were not only for hunting but for creating sculptures and cave drawings. The artists used sharpened stones,picks and engraving tools. They used grindstones to pound minerals which they mixed with animal fat or oil to make their colors. Early man also made brushes from moss, fur and hairpin their cave drawings as well as in their use of tools we can see that they were intelligent. That is what I think artifacts tell us about the lives of early humans.


Information curtesy of:History Alive Chapter 2