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Neolithic art find at Cambridgeshire village quarry dig

A piece of Neolithic rock art has been unearthed during a weekend geological course in Cambridgeshire.

The hand-sized artefact discovered in the village of Over is unlike anything previously found in the east of England, Cambridge University said.

It consists of a slab of weathered sandstone with two pairs of concentric circles etched into the surface.

Archaeologists believe it is typical of art from the later Neolithic era and could date back to 2500BC.

It was found by Susie Sinclair, a participant in a geological weekend course which was being run by the university's Institute for Continuing Education....
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