This beaker vessel dates from the Early Bronze Age between 2400 and 1700BCBBC
Posted on 10/07/2024 5:07:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Work sparked by young archaeologists 20 years ago has led to the discovery of evidence of human activity dating back 8,500 years.
Fragments of Roman pottery and flints, along with animal and human bones, as well as evidence of graves have been uncovered in the Worcestershire field.
But the "really rare" Mesolithic era evidence might still lie hidden, were it not for a field walk in 2004, by children in the county's Young Archaeologists' Club.
"This even goes back to potentially before this island became an island – during the 'Mesolithic' era, that is when Britain became what it is today," said Nina O'Hare, from Worcestershire archive and archaeology service.
A full archaeological dig has been taking place at the Milestone Ground, in Broadway, throughout this year and thousands of items have been uncovered.
Former club member Nathan Hazlehurst, who was 11 at the time of the dig, told the BBC how he had "come across those flints and lots of Roman pottery", describing the discovery as "amazing".
He said: "I remember walking across the field, wrapped up warm on a cold day, and finding some of this stuff. It's incredible to think we started this all those years ago."
He added it had been "great that they trusted us to actually do it".
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This beaker vessel dates from the Early Bronze Age between 2400 and 1700BCBBC
Imagination and using what knowlege we have cannot do justice to trying to think what it would have been like to live in that time.
Just for a day to see what humans were up to 4 to 8 thousand years ago would be fantastic.
Insanely different in many ways, probably not that different than now in probably a few.
OK that’s my deep statement for the year :)
If I understand this article properly, they are saying Romans were in Britain 8500 years ago.
You don’t.
“...Just for a day to see what humans were up to 4 to 8 thousand years ago...”
Trying to avoid getting killed by invading barbarians, so, yes, just like Chicago.....................
Someone at the time probably thought “Darn it, I made a mistake in this area here. Too late now. Good thing nobody will remember this piece a couple of days from now.”
Explain?
Ah. Multiple layers of habitation
True, all those Ancient Aliens shows end up “but no record exists showing why they would devote thousands of work hours and half their total wealth into building these tall stone pieces that took decades to complete.” South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa.
My ancestors came from where Stonehenge is, which was thousands of years later inhabited by the Druids who did not build the structures for their rituals. No one knows what the earlier people did who built them. Or people before that.
Britannica summary:
The people who built Stonehenge I and II were likely descendants of Neolithic migrants who came from the area around modern-day Turkey. DNA analysis of skeletons found that the Neolithic period farmers in Britain had genetic similarities to early European farmers. The study also suggests that the builders may have traveled west across the Mediterranean before reaching Britain.
The construction of Stonehenge is believed to have started around 3100 BCE. However, the site has been used for ceremonial purposes and modified by many different groups of people over time.
“If I understand this article properly, they are saying Romans were in Britain 8500 years ago.”
Not uncommon to find a mix of time periods in fields that have been cultivated.
Cool! Thanks for posting. I love this story.
I did a great dig back in college (Late Woodland Period, C 900 AD) on the very edge of a new neighborhood being built back in the late 1970s. I worked on the limestone “box burials” and the skeletons and artifacts were remarkably well preserved.
The newly-arriving home buyers were quite surprised to find there were “dead Indians” practically in their back yards, but the kids were so excited and fascinated. Soon enough, the adults got cool with it, too, and we had church groups and Sunday school groups coming out to see what we were up to.
There was one wonderful little boy who had just moved into the house on the very edge of the burials. He was so much fun. My naughty grad student in charge of the dig loved to josh the kid. One day he asked “How can I tell if they’re under our house?” to which the naughty fellow replied “Flush your toilet. If it makes a gurgling sound, they’re under there.”
Kid runs into the house and back out like a flash, a!l axcited.”They’re under there! You gotta come dig them out!” Of course I set the poor kid straight.
Anyway, it was great to see the public and kids so interested in the prehistory of their community.
LOL
-Someone somewhere making false promises.
-Someone cheating on their partner.
-Someone complaining about taxes.
The last one is a joke. I don’t know if they had taxes then :) I dont even know if they had money! :)
I tried to think of something today that would be discovered by future generations and they would have no idea what it was for.
The skyscrapers obviously held people for some reason.
The statue of Liberty has words inscribed and other features that would help figure what it was all about.
We have planes so the runways would make sense, unlike the supposed runways theyve found from thousands of years ago.
Maybe they would wonder what the heck all the rides at an amusement park were for :) Roller coasters etc.
“whey did they want to go around tracks several times and end up right back where they started? :)
BTW, that you can trace your lineage that far back is INSANELy cool!!
History repeats itself.
Pottery school fail.
That would be quite impressive given that Rome wasn't even around until about 3000 years ago.
Bush whack almost anywhere in the Cedar Mesa area of southern Utah and you can find broken pottery under your feet.
https://andrewskurka.com/quickstart-guide-cedar-mesa-grand-gulch-utah/
You will not find tourists, paved walking trails, restrictive backcountry regulations, and a glossy visitor center here.
There are no commercial services on Cedar Mesa. Bring all the food and water you will need, and plan to car-camp or wilderness camp.
All in the Family theme song
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