A surprising discovery has been made in the city of London. It is a 5,000 year old bone. Experts claim that this bone dates from the British Neolithic period. A closer study of this bone reveals that it dates between 3516 and 3365 BC. The bone was discovered while exploring the banks of the Thames during low tide. The bone found is a femur and its good preservation has enabled archaeologists to date its origin. Unfortunately, it is difficult to determine whether it belongs to a woman or a man.
Human bone discovered in the Thames
Simon Hunt is the one who discovered this bone, reports the BBC. He claims to have seen it on the rocky bed of the river during low tide. Simon was worried that the bone had been deposited very recently, so he decided to take it out of the water and put it in a plastic bag. Once at his home, he called the police so they could start an investigation into where Simon had found the bone. During this time, the bone was sent to the laboratory for various analyses.
Analyzes revealed that it was a bone dating from the Neolithic period in Britain. It was during this period that British culture was formed as, according to history, agriculture developed as well as the discovery of pottery, the creation of tools and even the practice of burial traditions. The Neolithic period was the opening to civilization.
The bone bears witness to this little-known era
According to archaeologists, the owner of the bone lived before the construction of the pyramids of Giza. They also estimate that the person was between 1.5 and 2 meters tall. Despite being preserved, neither the sex nor the exact age of the person have been determined. The bone is not the first object discovered in the Thames, as researchers have already unearthed many historical artifacts on these banks. They claim that mud makes an excellent preservation environment because mud has a very low oxygen level.
Soon the bone will be on display at the London Museum, next to a fragment of a skull that also dates from the Neolithic period, between 3654 and 3600, and which was also discovered on the banks of the Thames. But, for now, Simon Hunt is keeping the perfectly preserved bone at home.
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