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4,500 BC Weir and Causeway
10,000 BC Art
8,000 BC Stone Age Site
5,000 Year Old Stone Age Track
New Seahenge

 

JULY 2005

Walpole , Somerset.

The remains of a weir and causeway were found by workmen digging a new rubbish tip in Walpole , Somerset .   These are probably Britain ’s oldest surviving wooden structures and date to around 4,500BC.  
Archaeologist Richard Brunning states that these structures are rare in Europe and unique in the UK . The timbers are now being sent for further testing so that they can be dated more accurately.

 

AUGUST 2005

Long Hole Cave , Cheddar, Somerset . UK

Three abstract squares dating back about 10,000 years, around the time of the ending of the Ice Age have been discovered. Bristol Speleological Society has yet to discover there meaning.

 

North Downs , Surrey

Stone Age site uncovered which dates to around 8,000BC (Mesolithic Period). Archaeologists began excavating the site on the 24 th of this month.   A full excavation of the site is planned along with a series of public open days.   The excavation site is at North Park Farm, Bletchingley, East Surrey .

 

OCTOBER 2005

Hatfield Moor, South Yorkshire .

A Stone Age track has been discovered at Hatfield Moor.   It consists of pine logs and is dated to around 5,000 years ago.   It is one of the earliest wooden trackways in Europe . Archaeologists believe that Stone Age man built the trackway to keep their feet dry as the area where it was became increasingly damp due to climate changes.

 

NEW SEAHENGE DISCOVERY

Near Dunwich, Suffolk .

A new Seahenge has apparently been found on the East Anglian coast.   Ancient timber piles driven into the sea bed experts’ claim could be the remains of a primitive wooden circle that may have been used for worship of some kind. However the discovery near Dunwich, Suffolk has yet to be confirmed or dated.

 

 

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