ANGLESEY, WALES—A Neolithic site that was in use for at least 1,000 years has been discovered on an island off the northwest coast of Wales at the site of a new school. “This settlement (at Llanfaethlu) has the best preserved houses and is the only one which has more than one house,” archaeologist Cat Rees told The Daily Post. The team has unearthed three buildings, and more than 2,000 flint, stone, and pottery artifacts. “We also have burnt hazelnuts, acorns, and seeds which will allow us to radiocarbon date the site and reconstruct the Neolithic diet,” she said. Archaeologist Matt Jones of CR Archeology added that the site may have been a stone ax factory, since stone imported from the quarries at Penmaenmawr has been found there. To read more about archaeology in the region, go to "Letter From Wales: Iron Age Hillforts."
