A retired U.K. geologist claims he's found Bronze Age-era artifacts in his backyard and surrounding areas, including blades and axes. 'Finding the arrowhead was the starting point,' he said.
A retired geologist has claimed he's found a lost Bronze Age settlement in his backyard — after learning to identify artifacts by watching 'Time Team,' a popular TV series in the U.K. that features specialists who work to uncover details about Britain's archaeology and history.
He also said, 'What I have discovered is repeat examples of things here don’t appear in the textbooks. My gut feeling is this would have been a great location for historic hunter-gatherers.
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