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Mudlarker unearths a Neolithic skull on the banks of the River ThamesMartin Bushell spotted the 5,600-year-old skull fragment digging in the muddy banks of the Thames A human skull from the Neolithic era has been put on display at the Museum of London. But the incredibly rare specimen wasn't found in some elaborate archaeological dig. The skull was unearthed by a sharp-eyed mudlarker strolling the banks of the River Thames. "When I first saw it, I thought it was a pot that might have been upside down — like a ceramic pot," Martin Bushell told As It Happens host Carol Off. "It looked more like a crab shell." Mudlarkers are amateur archeologists who scour the banks of the Thames at low tide for treasure and historic artifacts. The tradition dates back to the Victorian era. More: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-thursday-edition-1.5028070/british-mudlarker-unearths-a-neolithic-skull-on-the-banks-of-the-river-thames-1.5028073 |
Posted by ryaner4th February 2020ce |
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