Windmill Hill: a visual image of a prehistoric scene

The back cover image is a reconstruction of prehistoric life based on the English Heritage site Windmill Hill. Such images are of great value to the teacher in bringing the distant past to life, and in deepening pupil understanding of its historical significance. Using these sorts of illustrations can help pupils to develop insight into the difficult concepts of representation and interpretation. Below we suggest steps you might take for effective pupil learning from visual reconstructions...