The oldest cemetery in Britain found

Somerset in southwest England to become the oldest burial sites in Britain, according to local government councils. A radiocarbon test shows the two skulls found in the conservation area in 1928 Greylake 10,000 years. Since the discovery until now, the two skulls are stored at the Museum Bridgwaters Blake. These findings suggest that around 8,300 BC, a hunter in Somerset bury the corpses in an area where the skull was found. Ancient tombs have been found previously in the Somerset area but almost all of them are in a cave rather than open.

For members of the government's Somerset Christine Lawrence, "plays a legacy of past wealth of Somerset important role to attract visitors to this area and the discovery is exciting .." "This news is incredible and is the result we expected," said Dr. Richard Brunning, of Somerset Heritage Council who led the investigation in the conservation area. "And the grave is open, not in the cave, very rare in Europe and is the only one that we know exist in the UK from the era," he told BBC Indonesia, on Sunday (24 / 7).

Various equipment for cooking and fireplaces are found in several places in the region in 1950, suggests that this region may be quite important stopover area.