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  1. theconversation.com

    Jul 26, 2023The recent discovery and excavation of a series of large Mesolithic pits at Linmere, Bedfordshire, is important for rethinking how historians have previously considered life and society during ...
  2. ancientpages.com

    Jul 3, 2023There are other Mesolithic pits dug in alignments in Britain, but in Linmere these alignments are clustered around former stream channels. As people in Mesolithic Britain were nomadic hunter-gatherers, digging 25 would have been a monumental task. "The Linmere Mesolithic pits are a very exciting discovery.
  3. the-past.com

    Sep 4, 2023Aseries of 25 Mesolithic pits have been discovered in Linmere, near Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire. This is the highest number of pits from this period ever found at a single site in England, making this one of the largest Mesolithic sites in the country and significant for our understanding of the period, for which evidence is often scant.
  4. Jul 7, 2023The 25 pits from the Mesolithic Period were unearthed in Linmere, Bedfordshire (Picture: MOLA) Archaeologists have discovered over two dozen large prehistoric pits near London dating back to about ...
  5. archaeologymag.com

    Jul 3, 2023Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, uncovering up to 25 monumental pits from the Mesolithic period. Credit: MOLA. These pits, found on the Linmere housing development site, are believed to be about 8,000 years old based on the identification of animal bones at the bottom of the pits.
  6. Jul 3, 2023We've discovered 25 monumental pits in what has become a nationally important prehistoric site. Found in Linmere, Bedfordshire, they date from the Mesolithic Period (12,000-6,000 years ago), a time with few clues to suggest what life was like in Britain. The site was excavated during two separate projects. Albion Archaeology worked on one area in 2019 for Lands Improvement Holdings Ltd (LIH ...
  7. bedfordshirelive.co.uk

    Jul 5, 2023The sites were discovered in Linmere, Houghton Regis and date back to the Mesolithic Period (6,000 - 12,000 years ago). The hugely important discoveries may help to provide clues to suggest what life in Britain was like during the Mesolithic Period. The site was excavated during two separate projects.

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