First burnt hazlenuts see greater insights into Tameside prehistory

After years of TAS excavating prehistury sites in Tameside, Mike and Steve TAS members within minutes of each other, find a burnt hazlenut on a site in Tameside. In prehistory this food source would have been a valuable source of protein. The uplands would have been covered with these shrubs/trees, with burning these they could then be stored for a linger period. In archaeoloigcal terms they impove the ability to date a site as they fruit is produced in one year and can be carbon dated. The hunt is on for more of these in the coming weeks.

Testing features, see hearth in foreground and ditch across the trench at the back.

Testing features, see hearth in foreground and ditch across the trench at the back with mike cleaning up a section.

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