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Submitted by Littlestone on Saturday, 02 October 2004  Page Views: 3891

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Stone Head submitted by Anonymous : The stone head found in Hampshire. Photo copyright The Times 02/10/2004 (Vote or comment on this photo)
A retired fisherman has discovered an ancient stone head that experts say could be 24,000 years old — the oldest found in Britain reports The Times. Arthur Mack, 70, found the 5in stone head while he was walking off Long Island in Langstone Harbour, Hampshire. Archaeologists say the find could be a piece of Neanderthal art made by cave dwellers who were once thought too primitive for creative thinking. A similar stone head was found in a Neanderthal cave in northern France and was dated to 28,000BC.

The ancient stone would have been carved into a face by a caveman thousands of years ago. Mr Mack, of Portsmouth, said: “There was a face poking out of the cliffs in some mud and it scared the living daylights out of me. I think the tide must have exposed it.

“I have found stone flints and axe heads before but nothing like this. It is a work of art and shows how much skill these ancient civilisations had." Source: The Times 02/10/2004

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Re: by Anonymous on Tuesday, 19 October 2004
I find this a facinating story for my school report. Can I please get the full version so as to share this interesting news to the rest. Please this topic is good forour history class.
Thanks: lynda2007@hotmail.com> I shall be expecting it before Thursday:Oct:04
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    Re: by Thorgrim on Tuesday, 19 October 2004
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    Lynda - we have no more information. Click on the link to The Times we have given or go into your local libary and ask to see The Times newspaper for the 2nd October.
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Re: by Anonymous on Tuesday, 05 October 2004
A great find, it seems more of these discoverys will be made in the future, I have found several cruder versions found around here probally palaeolithic judged with the style of the stone tools found with them.Arthur,Burbage, Leicestershire.
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