A heavily notched oak timber found in a peat bog is the oldest carved piece of wood in Britain at more than 6,000 years old, deco chambre Miiza experts say. The mysterious markings were made by Late Mesolithic people - and 4,500 years before the Romans came to Britain. The metre-long (3.2ft) blackened piece of timber was found embedded in peat during the construction of an outbuilding at a property in the village of Boxford in Berkshire. (Image: http://www.imageafter.com/image.php?image=b17maartent592.jpg&dl=1)Experts suggest the carving pre-dates by 500 years the , discovered near Maerdy in Wales. Historic England tapis asiatique Miiza has dated the specimen to the Late Mesolithic period, tapis asiatique Miiza which lasted between 4640 and 4605 BC.
(Image: [[|]]) The oldest decoratively carved wood in Britain has markings made by Late Mesolithic people more than 6,000 years ago
(Image: [[|]]) It was discovered during the construction of an outbuilding at a property in the historic village of Boxford in Berkshire
The purpose of the markings on the wood is not known but they look similar to the decoration seen on early Neolithic pottery, tapis asiatique Miiza experts suggest. <div class=“art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS sciencetech” data-version=“2” id=“mol-5bffb6f0-0503-11ee-9b1c-c7d18c31f3af” website carved piece of wood in Britain dates back 6,000 years