Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Village

Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Village

In August 2007, the Underwater Archaeology Centre on the Isle of Wight announced they had collected Mesolithic flints, wood, hazelnuts and other organic material from a submerged site at the foot of Bouldnor Cliff.Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6928293.stm|title=Fight on to save Stone Age Atlantis|accessdate=2007-09-06|publisher=BBC News|date=2007-08-08|author=Eleanor Williams ] This material dates from 8000 years ago, when Bouldnor cliff was the highest point of a chalk ridge. The preservation state of the finds make the site unique within the UK and one of international importance.

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  • Bouldnor, Isle of Wight — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption= latitude= 50.7073 longitude= 01.4786 official name =Bouldnor population = shire district= shire county= Isle of Wight region= South East England constituency westminster= post town=… …   Wikipedia

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