Mudlark finds Neolithic skull by Thames

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tjj Feb 20, 2019 09:47:04
Replying to Monganaut

Monganaut wrote:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/19/oldest-skull-mudlarked-from-thames-belonged-to-neolithic-male

What a fascinating find, if only those old bones could speak eh?

This doesn't really surprise me as the Thames is truly our ancient and sacred waterway. One of it's many sources being by Silbury/Avebury. I live not too far from its official beginnings in Cricklade and have observed small local rivers that start as streams and feed into it. Last week I was in London and walked the length of the South Bank - what an amazing river. You cannot help but wonder how ancient peoples navigated such a massive tidal flow before there were bridges. Highly skilled sea faring people I'm sure.

I'm still trying to find the Museum of London, haven't been there yet and on that occasion last week was distracted by the Tate Modern.

M Monganaut
Monganaut Feb 20, 2019 19:25:24
Replying to tjj

Not been to London fer years, but think Museum of London is up near the Barbican.

Amil04, over Xmas I was hooked on a few of those mudlark channels on youtwat. I was amazed by what gets turned up. Parts of skulls turned up fairly regularly in various forms on different channels (ditto firearms??), pretty much all turned out to be 'oldish', as in not immediately recent. Guess a lot of Victorian 'accidents' and a fair few poor souls caught up in the Blitz.
It Was the age of the the above one that struck me. Chance in a million find it being so old, and I guess uncovered by a 'lucky' seasonal tide with a lucky person mooching about on the foreshore at the right time.