West Berkshire
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| Area | 7042 |
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| Population | 158,473 (2017) |
| Government body | West Berkshire Council |
| Points of interest | National Trust - Basildon Park |
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| ID | 1108942 |
About West Berkshire
West Berkshire is a local government district in Berkshire, England, administered from Newbury by West Berkshire Council.
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Boxford wood carving is 6,000 years old, experts say
By Ros TappendenBBC South
A piece of decoratively carved wood found during a construction project has been declared the oldest in Britain.
The 6,000-year-old piece of oak, found in Boxford, Berkshire, is only The Second wood carving to be found from the Mesolithic period.
It was discovered preserved in peat at the bottom of a trench.
The Wood is being conserved by Historic England at Fort Cumberland , Portsmouth, and will eventually Go On display at West Berkshire Museum , Newbury.
Landowner Derek Fawcett has been working with Historic England and the Boxford History Project since finding The Timber Four Years ago.
He Said : " It was clearly very old and appeared well preserved in peat. After hosing it down, we saw that it had markings that appeared unnatural and possibly man-made. "
The Timber has been carbon dated to between 4640 BC and 4605 BC, Making It around 2,000 years older than Stonehenge, and 500 Years older than the only other known piece of carved Mesolithic timber, which was in 2012.
Historic England chief executive Duncan Wilson said: " This exciting find has helped to shine new light on our distant past and we're grateful to the landowner for recognising its significance. "
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