5,000-year-old chalk sculpture discovered in grave of three Neolithic children


Feb 22, 2022

Archaeologists in Britain have discovered a 5,000-year-old sculpture, made out of chalk, that has enigmatic motifs engraved on it. The British Museum called it “the most important piece of prehistoric art to be found in Britain in the last 100 years.”

Found near the village of Burton Agnes in East Yorkshire, the stone sculpture was found alongside a chalk ball and bone pin inside the grave of three children. The archaeologists estimated the three children were 3 to 5, 6 to 9, and 10 to 12 years of age when they died.

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