Hunters & Hyenas in Prehistoric Rutland

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A free talk by John Thomas from the University of Leicester Archaeological Service (ULAS)

In the Spring of 2000, archaeologists investigating Medieval village remains in the Rutland village of Glaston made an unexpected and remarkable discovery of much earlier artefacts from approximately 40,000 years ago. The rarely found evidence from the Early Upper Palaeolithic period consisted of worked flint tools, including a leaf-point spear head, left behind by early humans using the site as temporary hunting camp, and remains of a den occupied by spotted hyena.

The landscape of this time would have been very different, containing a range of wildlife that is long-since extinct, including woolly mammoths, woolly rhinoceros and wolverines. John Thomas, director of the excavations, will describe how the discovery was made, the results of the excavation, and the significance of the discovery to understanding this early period of Rutland’s history.

Book your place by emailing museum@rutland.gov.uk with your NAME & CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER.

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Rutland County Museum
Catmos Street
Oakham
LE15 6HW

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