Auroch Puzzle

by MAT
Time Period: Prehistory
Type:
Audience: KS2, KS3
Theme: Climate and Coastal Change

Aurochs were large type of cattle that went extinct in the UK about 3000 years ago. We have discovered traces of auroch at the Mesolithic site of Bouldnor Cliff.

In this activity, print and cut out the auroch bones and try and put its skeleton back together!

Find out more:

Find out more about Landscapes Through Time and Climate Change:

  • An educators’ guide, pages 31-35
  • Prehistoric Landscapes
  • The Hamble River Activity Book, page 9

Click the image below to download the resource!

Curriculum Links

KS2

SCIENCE Habitats
ART AND DESIGN Practice
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY Make
HISTORY Stone Age to Iron Age

KS3

SCIENCE Biology: Generics and evolution
ART AND DESIGN Practice
HISTORY Comparisons, pre-1066