Archaeologists in Dorset, England, have made an exciting discovery.
They found a 3,000-year-old oak spade, the oldest and most complete wooden tool of its kind in the UK.
Uncovered during the Moors-at-Arne project at Poole Harbour, this Bronze Age artifact survived due to the waterlogged landscape.
Radiocarbon dating confirmed its age as between 3,400 and 3,500 years, placing it in the Middle Bronze Age.
Crafted from a single oak piece, the spade reveals …
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