The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone

A series of linked episodes follows a Stone Age family and the youngsters as they learn and demonstrate survival skills—making stone tools, sewing skins, taming dogs, hunting large animals, using fire, building shelters, fishing and rafts, and joining with neighboring shell-mound communities. Interwoven chapters describe material culture (axes, needles, spears, pottery), daily life (gathering, feasting, skin preparation), and archaeological discoveries that reveal prehistoric peoples. The narrative alternates storytelling episodes about specific hunts and camps with instructive chapters explaining archaeological evidence, beliefs about the animate world, and comparisons between ancient and more recent groups, concluding with practical suggestions for teaching these topics.