indy Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 For almost 30 years archaeologist & historian James Balme has been walking the ancient landscape close to his home in Cheshire. During that time he has revealed and recovered ancient stone and flint implements and weapons left behind by the people of the Neolithic ( the new stone age ) from almost 8000 years ago. The landscape has provided evidence from the hunter gatherers and the first farmers to reach Britain. The landscape that we see in the countryside today is a legacy that has developed from the earliest farmers who cultivated vast areas of land across the United Kingdom providing grazing for cattle and large areas of open land for the cultivation of the first domestic crops to be grown in the rich and fertile soils of Britain. This was truly the first time that humans had become self sufficient providing food and shelter year on year. ... Click on the attached link for the story on video ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Did man enter this area prior to the last ice age, then have to retreat before it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Yes Observer, there is evidence for this although very little remains in the ground ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Is there any evidence of Neanderthal occupation, prior to the migration of homo sapiens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Again almost none ....... time and errosion have almost wiped the majority of available evidence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 For almost 30 years archaeologist & historian James Balme has been walking the ancient landscape close to his home in Cheshire. During that time he has revealed and recovered ancient stone and flint implements and weapons left behind by the people of the Neolithic ( the new stone age ) from almost 8000 years ago. Am I getting mixed up but are Indy and James Balme 2 seperate people????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 One and the same !!! The intro piece on this post is simply lifted from the video feature ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 It's not like wolfie to get mixed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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