No idea sadly, I know there is an axe from Wales that has textile remains. Almost definitely not the same one though.

I did! I’ll grab it from the collection of flaked axes and take a picture. Need to grind and polish it someday soon. That was a long walk with all that flint!

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It must be a recent change (I would guess dictated by the channel). It was originally just “Ice Age”, then “Ice Age: A frozen world”, now this. It’s also had a long delay since filmed ended in 2022.

This was probably due to defence/offence and an opportunity to show status through martial prowess. You can imagine cattle raiding was common at this time and while herders wanted to protect their livestock from other Neolithic groups, the last Mesolithic groups must have also seen an opportunity.

Raids on enclosures saw the use of hundreds of flint-tipped arrows that would have rained down on the occupants at places like Crickley Hill.

Noticeably, the faunal remains at Neolithic sites shows a shift away from wild hunted game, and yet archery equipment remains common.

With this new way of life and larger populations came a noticeable increase in violence towards people of all ages and sexes. Significant proportions of skeletal remains in Neolithic tombs show blunt force trauma that would have been fatal.

But the downsides are the hard work involved that left its mark on peoples bones and shortened their average lifespan. Grinding large quantities of grain, breaking ground with antlers and felling trees all took its toll. Then there is the violence.

This new method of producing food might mean you don't have to move as much on a seasonal basis, and offer the opportunity for population growth. We think of bread when talking about grain, but it can also be used for brewing, and Neolithic people didn't miss the opportunity!

Further evidence from Denmark shows that an individual of Mesolithic hunter-gatherer ancestry lived with the new agriculturalists before they were brutally killed. Are we seeing a violent takeover? New ideas & technology spreading? Colonisation? Or a combination?

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Just got to the druids and now UFO landing strips. How disappointing

Yeah….its going downhill again…

Definitely better now Alison, Mike, Jennifer and others have appeared

We’re about 5 mins in, not great 😬

Not made the Towie ball yet, but have made several others. Drop me a message!

It’s being recorded with Portable Antiquities soon hopefully, but their aim is just to record rather than keep.

I have good days and bad (the bad days I go back to bronze casting 🙄)

We’re thinking of you all!