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Late Mesolithic wooden post
A decorated oak post carved with a design of waves and an 'eye'.
Carved oak post, 4250 BCE. It may be one of the oldest pieces of wood-carved art found in Europe. It may have served as a marker post of some kind, possibly marking a tribal boundary, a hunting ground or perhaps a sacred site.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2015.9H
Find Information
Site Name: Maerdy, Treorchy
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 2012 / October
Notes: Found during excavation ahead of construction of Maerdy Windfarm Sub-Station.
Acquisition
donation, 18/6/2015
Measurements
Length
(mm): 1710
Width
(mm): 280
Height
(mm): 170
Weight
(kg): 32.32
Material
Oak
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