Village garden digs reveal 6,000-year-old artefact

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Flint from the prehistoric period was among a "huge range of stuff" found during a series of digs in a village in Leicestershire. Archaeologists and volunteers unearthed the flint in Newtown Linford on Saturday and Sunday, with more digs planned later this year in Stanton-Under-Bardon, and Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves. Prof Carenza Lewis, from the University of Lincoln, who is leading the project, said in addition to the 4,000 to 6,000-year-old flint, medieval artefacts were found, but no Roman material was located, which she described as "quite intriguing". Local resident Jan Croft who was taking part spoke to reporter Ruby Clarke and Matthew Morris from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services told BBC Leicester's Ady Dayman what else was found over the weekend.