Ancient Hampshire Transportation Device Discovered
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HAMPSHIRE is rich in archaeological remains and you must always be prepared for the unexpected. In the Millennium Green at Whitchurch one of the old sluices once used to control the amount of water in the old water meadows has been excavated.
The surprise, however, was the unexpected exposure of a stone transport device.
Chairman of the trustees Graham Burgess thinks this might be the earliest record of a Stone Age bicycle, an early bone-shaker. Burgess said: "Whether this was an actual bicycle or simply an artistic representation or model is difficult to tell."
The local flints, millions of years old, form an obvious frame and one of the wheels appears to be round. Part of another wheel seems to be square.
There seems to be no sign of spokes but if they had been originally wood it is possible they would have rotted a long time ago so one would not expect to find them.
Local cyclist John Buckley, of Hampshire Cycle Training, said: "It is an interesting find and there are obviously gaps in our knowledge with regard to bicycles but I do wonder if the rear wheel was damaged by Hampshire's notorious pot-holed roads."
For more, see the article and photo by Lirpa Loof in thisishampshire.
Note: 2-Wheeled Stone Device Earliest Transport.
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