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  1. theconversation.com

    Jul 26, 2023The recent discovery and excavation of a series of large Mesolithic pits at Linmere, Bedfordshire, ... Today there is mounting evidence of substantial built Mesolithic structures, including houses ...
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  3. 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.
  4. ancientpages.com

    Jul 3, 2023Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Linmere, Bedfordshire, UK, have discovered 25 monumental pits in what has become a nationally ... on one area in 2019 for Lands Improvement Holdings Ltd (LIH) and MOLA excavated part of the site ahead of a Bellway Homes housing development in 2021. The unusual pits were discovered ...
  5. 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 ...
  6. Jul 4, 2023The 25 monumental pits date from the middle Stone Age - known as the Mesolithic Period which was between 12,000 - 6,000 years ago. ... Found in Linmere, Bedfordshire, the site was excavated during ...
  7. 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.
  8. heritagedaily.com

    Jul 4, 2023Archaeologists from MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) have uncovered monumental pits from the Mesolithic Period at Linmere near Dunstable, England. The site is being excavated in preparation for the construction of a new housing development by Bellway Homes, when the researchers found 25 pits that date from around 8,500 - 7,700 years ago.
  9. bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk

    Kensworth in the Old and Middle Stone Ages. The Bedfordshire Historic Environment Record [HER] contains information on the county's historic buildings and landscapes and summaries of each entry can now be found online as part of the Heritage Gateway website.There is a very rich vein of information for habitation in Kensworth before our first documentary source - the Domesday Book of 1086.
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