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Archaeologists are claiming to have discovered the oldest house in Britain. The circular structure, found at a site near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, has been dated as being made in 8,500BC. Described as a "sensational discovery" by archaeologists, this is 500 years older than the previous oldest house. The teams from the universities of Manchester and York are also examining a nearby wooden platform, which is being claimed as the oldest example of carpentry in Europe.
This drawing released by Manchester University Wednesday Aug. 11, 2010 shows an impression of a waterside home of nomad hunters dating back about 11,00 years after archaeologists said Wednesday they had uncovered the site of Britain's oldest house. It has lake views, a thatched roof and very original features The dwelling predates the country's famous Stonehenge monument by around 6,000 years and was built at a time when Britain was still connected to continental Europe
Originally posted by Romantic_Rebel
reply to post by camaro68ss
The Earth is about 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old. I don't know what you have been sniffing. www.talkorigins.org...
Originally posted by ArMaP
That's a great find, I love when something like this is found and we learn a little more about people that lived long ago.
Now an off-topic question: why are all people in the video wearing jackets, is it cold in England now or was this filmed some time ago?
Originally posted by blupblup
I watched a news program earlier and some of the finds from flint to trees were pretty amazing.
Originally posted by Nutter
For example: Say I go to the Colloseum in Rome. I happen to drop my cell phone and it gets burried in the dust.
1,000 years from now, archeologists will dig up that cell phone and exclaim that the ancient Romans who built the Colloseum surely had cell phones because a cell phone was found there.
Originally posted by Nutter
What gets me about archeology is that they never take into account that someone could have left these things a thousand years after the structure was built.
For example: Say I go to the Colloseum in Rome. I happen to drop my cell phone and it gets burried in the dust.
1,000 years from now, archeologists will dig up that cell phone and exclaim that the ancient Romans who built the Colloseum surely had cell phones because a cell phone was found there.
Before I hear about carbon dating. You can not carbon date flint as it is not organic. Same with a cell phone. Same with clay pots etc.