Discoveries made during the excavation of a 4,000 year old grave on White Horse Hill, Dartmoor, England have rewritten the history of Bronze Age Britain.
Story here at the Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014 ... ge-history
More detail about the goods discovered here:
http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/lookinga ... ill-burial
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Whitehorse Hill Burial
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Fascinating!
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