Rock art has the power to capture young people’s imagination. It can be a fertile ground for learning about how people made sense of their world in the past, and how prehistoric beliefs were expressed and shared widely across Western Europe.
A Song in Stone is a fantastic learning resource about rock art, produced by Matt Ritchie from Forestry and Land Scotland in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland and Kilmartin Museum. You can find more details about this booklet, and the other fabulous learning resources created by Forestry and Land Scotland on their webite: https://forestryandland.gov.scot/what-we-do/biodiversity-and-conservation/historic-environment-conservation/learning/a-song-in-stone
You can download a pdf of the booklet here
You can read the Blog about the booklet here
You can see the animation for the booklet here
About the booklet:
Scotland’s Neolithic rock art comprises an outdoor gallery several thousand years old, part of a shared cultural heritage that can be found all along the Atlantic coastline of Europe. Using an inspirational blend of objective recording, subjective analysis and narrative interpretation to encourage both critical thinking and creative arts, A Song in Stone draws on the work of leading archaeologists and rock art researchers to describe a time and tradition far removed from today.
As both illustrated reference material and creative learning resource, the practitioner is prepared with detailed knowledge and innovative ideas for their learners. A fresh take on a fascinating subject, this resource will be of interest to teachers, archaeological educators and anyone with an interest in the presentation and interpretation of our ancient past.
