Dog walker unearths remarkable 3,000-year-old artefact dating back to Bronze Age

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Dog walker unearths remarkable 3,000-year-old artefact dating back to Bronze Age.

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A dog walker has unearthed a remarkable Bronze Age artefact while strolling through woodland in Gloucestershire.Unsuspecting John Smith, along with his puppy, stumbled across what experts believe to be an axe head - which could date back more than 3,000 years during a walk in the Forest of Dean.The discovery was made near Brierley when Mr Smith noticed the ancient tool protruding from the roots of a fallen tree, which had developed a striking green patina over millennia.This verdigris coating formed as the metal reacted with oxygen and other elements in the surrounding soil.Mr Smith promptly handed the find over to the Forestry England for documentation and further examination."My dog ran off, rooting around, so I went to go and get the dog and, as I looked down in the roots, I saw the axe head - it just sparkled the most beautiful green colour," he told the BBC.He said: "It was just wedged in one of the holes, so I pulled it out and there it was."I knew it was old because of the...

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