Mesolithic find. Archaeologists have found ancient weapons on excavations in England
Subscribe to not miss the most info and interesting news from the world of science! Mesolithic is a stone era (15,000-5,000 BC), which is a striking example of a strong impact on the environment and the evolution of mankind. The head is made of quartzite pebbles. Its oval shape resembles an hourglass, and the size of the object is approximately 105 mm x 74 mm x 40 mm. Both ends of the upper part of the mace have slight damage from the impact, which indicates the use as a shock instrument.
This is evidenced by little wear in the narrow place of the hole in the center. Small chips around it can indicate manufacturing with a technique known as piercing, not drilling. Unlike the late -neolithic heads of the mace, which were given a certain form, these mesolytic objects have the form of the material they used. The same upper parts of pebbles were found in Britain, in particular on Lake Iton in Berksshire and in Hempshire. Researchers date their period of Mesolithic.
Researchers agree that the activities of Mesolithic hunters were mostly extended in territory rich in resources, in particular to forest areas and along watercourses. The lots found were usually located on dried, elevated areas. This parking lot, where the axes were able to find the head, was located in such a place, on the tributary of the Great River, the fourth in length of the UK River. The mace head was discovered directly after the Medieval career, cutting a winding ditch.
Since it comes from a truncated internal deposition, it is possible that this ditch was once part of a prehistoric annular moat. The focus has already told them earlier. With the help of aerial photography, two more annular ditches were found nearby, which may be round mounds of bronze age, as well as crematory burials of bronze age, known from the surrounding area. Earlier, Focus wrote about the treasure of an unknown culture that researchers found in Poland.