Illustration of the carved side of a piece of timber found in peat in the village of Boxford, Berkshire, the oldest decoratively carved piece of wood found in the UK to date

Date:
Mar 2020
Location:
Boxford, West Berkshire
Reference:
IC328/001
Type:
Drawing
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Description

The piece of wood was discovered in 2019 during construction of a workshop in the village of Boxford, Berkshire. It was identified by Historic England as being more than 6,000 years old, making it the oldest decoratively carved wood in Britain.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC328 Boxford Prehistoric Timber; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Artist: Dobie, Judith: Historic England

Keywords

Carving