An archaeological excavation at West Deeping quarry in Lincolnshire has uncovered evidence of settlements spanning 6,000 years, from the Neolithic and Bronze Age to Roman and Saxon periods.
The discoveries include pottery, animal bones, and environmental samples, offering insights into the diets and lifestyles of the people who lived there.
Notably, the site contains the largest assemblage of Neolithic pottery ever found in East Anglia or the East Midlands, alongside sophisticated flint tools and evidence of wild animals like boar and bears in the landscape.
Among the Roman finds were a settlement and a carved stone figure of Mars, the god of war.
The dig also revealed an early Bronze Age burial mound.
Archaeologists highlighted the significance of these discoveries in understanding the continuous occupation of the area through various historical periods.
