Would you like to be a fierce Iron Age warrior? Design your own Iron Age face painting.

The Romans and the Greeks  wrote about the people who lived in Galicia (the Kallaikoi or Gallaeci). They described them as fierce warriors. We are almost sure they painted their body to go into the battle but we are  not sure how they painted themselves or the colours they used. We don't know what types of design they used in their tattoos. They may have used similar swirly designs to those found on petroglyphs.

Would you like to be a fierce Iron Age warrior? You can use water based face paints to decorate your face.

Drawing of an Iron Age Iceni warrior with tattoos on his chest and arms.

You will need:
Water-based blue face paints
Hypo-allergenic baby wipes
Make up applicators, paintbrushes or your finger to apply the paints
Mirror
Face template
Blue pencil crayons or felt tips



 1. Copy the face template. Look at some pictures of  Galician petroglyphs on the Internet for some inspiration.

2. Draw the design for your face using your blue crayons or felt tips on the template. If you don’t want to paint your face you could design a tattoo for your hand or arm.

3. Ask a friend to paint the design on your face.

- See more at:
http://luekermunchkins2.blogspot.com.es/2013/09/my-celtic-warriors.html
www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record?tnf1190#sthash.XbL9JwZ1.dpuf

 http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record?tnf1190

http://www.riograndedexuvia.com/Guerreiros%20_galaicos.htm

http://reinolvidado.blogspot.com.es/2006/05/los-pueblos-del-norte.html

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?601707-The-Gallaeci-tribe