Amesbury to feature in BBC documentary

A DOCUMENTARY uncovering Amesbury’s Mesolithic past will be shown on BBC1 on Friday.

Television crews filmed a dig on the outskirts of the town led by archaeologist David Jacques in October last year. More than 12,000 Mesolithic flint tools have been uncovered along with burnt flint, cooked aurochs bone and teeth.

The most exciting find so far was a boar’s tusk, which was found during filming, and it is hoped there will be increased interest in the site after the documentary is broadcast, enhancing Amesbury’s bid to become a tourist destination based on its historic significance. [...] salisburyjournal.co.uk