Ancient weapons factory unearthed (UK)
Archeologists have unearthed an 8,000-year-old weapons factory.
The find, near Melton, is the biggest ever mid-Stone Age discovery in Leicestershire, with fingernail-sized flint pieces, burned animal bones and evidence of tents.
The bonus for the University of Leicester team is the site has not been churned up by ploughs, like most county land has.
It has remained undisturbed since the time before Britain became an island.
The dig took place prior to the construction of a new estate in Loughborough Road, Asfordby.
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The find, near Melton, is the biggest ever mid-Stone Age discovery in Leicestershire, with fingernail-sized flint pieces, burned animal bones and evidence of tents.
The bonus for the University of Leicester team is the site has not been churned up by ploughs, like most county land has.
It has remained undisturbed since the time before Britain became an island.
The dig took place prior to the construction of a new estate in Loughborough Road, Asfordby.