In Wales, specifically the island Skokholm, a discovery was made in the most unusual of locations, down a rabbit burrow Wardens discovered a pottery shard of a funerary urn and Stone Age tools such as ones to make seal hide clothes and boats. These artefacts have been dated to 3,750—9,000 years ago and also let us believe that the island could have been used for burials. The rabbits themselves were the ones who dug up the artefacts as they were creating their underground home in their burrow, these where then discovered by Giselle Eagle and Richard Brown. To verify their find was of significance, they sent an image of it to the royal commission of ancient and historical monuments of Wales Dr. Driver. Who stated that “the photos are clearly of a late Mesolithic ‘bevelled pebble.” and regarding the shard he said ” This is the First Bronze Age burial urn fragment from the west Pembrokeshire islands” The island has changed from a nature preserve to a national reserve not only to protect the animals who live on the island, but also the historic significance these finds have brought to light. I think it’s amazing how we have continued to uncover hidden mysteries of our past and try to preserve out history as they are the building blocks of our current civilisation.
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