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Miriam Burrell

‘Significant’ 8,000-year-old Mesolithic pits with animal bones discovered in Bedfordshire

Twenty-five Mesolithic pits that date back 8,000 years have been unearthed in an “exciting discovery” by archaeologists in Bedfordshire.

The Linmere pits are “incredibly significant” because there are very few substantial Mesolithic sites in the UK, the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) said on Monday.

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