What is the oldest artefact you have had to identify? Erin (10), Seth (8), Isaac (7), Aya (8), Charlie (10), Itamar (10), Blake (10) and Gila
Most of the artefacts brought in for recording and identification are metal, but we do get flint tools occasionally. The oldest were some Mesolithic microliths, tiny little worked flints that can be quite tricky to identify.
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When you dig an artefact up, how do you know how old it is? Alice (8), Matty (10), Seth (8) and Isaac
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If you just found a valuable item and it starts snowing or hailing and the item gets destroyed. What would you do? Jacob (9)
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