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What museums show us
In the Neolithic Period, human beings learned to produce
food and the first villages were built. Labour became
specialised and new inventions appeared. With time, metal
began to be used and writing appeared.
Over the next five thousand years, cities and empires were
built, wealth increased and advances were made in art and
science. Along with these developments, war became more
frequent and social differences grew.
Legends, mysterious ruins such as the temple-observatory at
Stonehenge andmany different types of objects survive from
this period. These have been excavated by archaeologists
and are catalogued and displayed in museums.
Do you like going to museums? In this task you are going to visit a museum in person or by using the
Internet. You will travel back in history through the objects displayed there and discover the importance of
preserving and learning about the past.
