Palaeolithic

Stone Age Hackney: The Neanderthals

Photograph showing the close up detail of the face of a 3D reconstruction of a Neanderthal.

Reconstruction of an adult male Neanderthal based on remains found at Spy, Belgium. Photo by IR Stone.  This series explores how artefacts, animal and plant remains provide a rare glimpse into Hackney’s distant past. In this post, we introduce you to the area’s first residents – the Neanderthals. Who were the Neanderthals? Old Stone Age … Read more

Stone Age Hackney: Joseph Exall Greenhill

A black and white photograph of a man and a woman, presumably members of library staff, arranging a display of archaeological artefacts in glass cases. In the bottom left case stone tool artefacts from the collection of Joseph Exall Greenhill can be seen.

This series explores how Hackney’s Old Stone Age was discovered and preserved due to the rapid urban development of the late 1800s and the dedicated work of a handful of collectors. In this post we explore the life and impact of the forgotten figure behind Hackney Museum’s prehistoric collection, Joseph Exall Greenhill. Joseph Exhall Greenhill … Read more