Mystery Stone Age holes in England have archaeologists asking, 'What were these pits for?'
Mystery Stone Age holes in England have archaeologists asking, 'What were these pits for?' Archaeologists in England have found up to 25 large pits dotting the countryside, but their purpose remains a mystery. Archaeologists in England have discovered more than two dozen monumental pits dotting the countryside in Bedfordshire, north of London. Radiocarbon dating of materials retrieved from the prehistoric site revealed that the round, steep-sided holes were created around 7,700 to 8,500 years ago during the Mesolithic, also known as the Middle Stone Age, according to a statement from the Museum of London Archaeology, which made the finding alongside Albion Archaeology, a U.K.-based archaeological company. The discovery is "incredibly significant" because there are few substantial Mesolithic sites in the U.K. Most discoveries from this time include only flint tools and occasional butchered animal remains, making it difficult to understand the lives of the people who...