Birmingham City Uni campus occupied in the Mesolithic
The earliest evidence of human occupation yet to be found in Birmingham has been found at a dig on the site of the new Birmingham City Uni campus. The finds include flint tools, together with pollen and charcoal, which have been carbon dated to 10,400 BC during the Mesolithic - about 7000 years earlier than any previous finds in the city... continues...
Bronze Age Brummie's sauna may sink plans for tourism
14 Sept 2004 by David Bell, Evening Mail
The remains of a sauna used by Bronze Age Brummies is set to scupper a
multi-million pound marina project for the city. The 'hot tub' threat emerged
as planners investigated possible sites for the big money tourism scheme... continues...