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Prehistory theme loan boxes

Our loan boxes are a great way of bringing a little bit of the museum into your classroom.

Boxes in this theme contain a wide range of useful resources and can be used to inspire a range of classroom activities with enjoyment and fun.

Our loan boxes based on a prehistory theme include:

  • Stone Age Loan

  • Bronze Age Loan

  • Iron Age Loan

  • Prehistory - Stone Age to Iron Age

  • Saddle quern

  • Replica Bronze Age Sword and Spearhead

  • Stone Age Loan with Saddle Quern

This theme consists of any two of the above loan boxes. If selected, the two loan boxes will be treated as a single loan

Please quote your preferred choice of boxes on your booking form. All boxes are subject to availability.

What's in a box?

Listed below are the replica objects found in one of our prehistory boxes*.

  • Digging stick

  • Blades and points

  • Stone hand axe

  • Cords and threads

  • Bronze axe head

  • Fire making kit

  • Spindle whorl

  • Bone needle

  • pottery fragments

  • Reaping hook

  • Iron age coins

For more information or advice about the use of any of our objects, please contact us.

* The contents of our prehistory loan varies between boxes and occasionally it may be necessary to remove or replace items.