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Archaeologists discover Stone Age weapons factory in Leicestershire

Thursday, November 12, 2009

University of Leicester archaeologists have discovered a Mesolithic Stone Age weapons factory on a building site near Melton in Leicestershire.

Thousands of tiny pieces of flint remained hidden and preserved by layers of soil for 10,000 years until property developers started excavations for a new housing estate.

Dr Patrick Clay and his team from the University of Leicester Archaeology Service (ULA...
Original article from http://www.archaeology.eu.com/weblog/2009_11_01_archaeologyeu_archive.html#2640810744942684740
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