The 3,000-Year-Old Wheel Found At ’Britain’s Pompeii’ On Farm Near Peterborough

Discussion on science, nature and technology across the globe.
Post Reply
User avatar
hhfarang
Hero
Hero
Posts: 11060
Joined: Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:27 am
Location: North Carolina

The 3,000-Year-Old Wheel Found At ’Britain’s Pompeii’ On Farm Near Peterborough

Post by hhfarang »

"... The 3,000-year-old wheel was discovered at a dig near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Experts claim the wheel, thought to date from somewhere between 1100-800 BC, is among a number of discoveries at a farm quarry in Whittlesey that shed a new light on the lives of our ancestors.

Image

“This remarkable but fragile wooden wheel is the earliest complete example ever found in Britain,” said Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England.

"The existence of this wheel expands our understanding of Late Bronze Age technology and the level of sophistication of the lives of people living on the edge of the Fens 3,000 years ago.” ..."

More here: https://news.yahoo.com/the-3000-year-ol ... .html?nf=1
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
Post Reply