Bronze Age burial site unearthed at Eastern England quarry

British archaeologists have excavated a Bronze Age burial site at Pode Hole Quarry near Peterborough in Eastern England.

London, Sept 18 : British archaeologists have excavated a Bronze Age burial site at Pode Hole Quarry near Peterborough in Eastern England.

Earlier, researchers had discovered a 3,500-year-old man's skeleton at the site, and now they have added to their find the remains of a small child.

Experts have also unearthed a number of artefacts in the area, which they say points to a settlement in the quarry they have been excavating for the past eight years.

However, the skeletons are the first human connection to the site, they have said.

"All evidence is important, but this allowed us to put a human face to the past," said Dr Andy Richmond of the archaeological team.

"We know a lot about the economy and now we've found a part of the jigsaw we hadn't had, we can see something of the people of the area," UK News quoted him as telling the BBC.

Archaeologists will now examine the child's skeleton to determine its age, sex, and diet. They will also look for any diseases it might have suffered from.

ANI