Arrows were an essential part of life for the people of Stone Age Britain. However, a straight arrow requires fire to be created, so how did people make fire 8,000-years-ago without using matches or lighters? Survival expert Ray Mears demonstrates an ancient technique that is just as effective today as it was for our ancestors thousands of years ago.

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