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A family of rabbits are believed to be responsible for unearthing an 8,000-year-old archaeological 'gold mine' near Land's End.
A haul of Stone Age arrow heads and flint tools found in a freshly dug network of rabbit warrens less than 200 yards from the Cornish landmark has led archaeologists to plan a full excavation of the site.
Although a formal dig of the 150-acre area is yet to begin, initial analysis suggests there could be a large Neolithic cemetery, Bronze Age burial mounds and an Iron Age hill fort buried there.
By John Hall First PUBLISHED: 09:01, 3 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:41, 3 February 2014 - Daily Mail
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Land's End has long been considered an area of historical interest as the spectacular views have led to a disproportionately large number of important people being buried there over several thousand years.
Although there are a number of important archeological sites in the local area, the latest Land's End dig will almost certainly be the first prompted by a family of rabbits.
The excavation of the site will be managed by a team from Wirral-based archaeologists Big Heritage.
Team leader Dean Paton, 30, told the newspaper: 'It seems important people have been buried here for thousands of years - probably because of the stunning views. [But] it's a million-to-one chance rabbits should make such an astounding find.'
Mr Paton says the rabbits dug two small burrows right next to each, dragging a number of historical artifacts to the surface as they did so.
He added: 'No one knows the scale of it, but it's a gold mine. A family of rabbits has just rewritten the history books.'
Big Heritage now plan to spend the next two years excavating the site.
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Land's End has long been considered an area of historical interest. Big Heritage now plan to spend the next two years excavating the site
Artifacts: Stone Age Arrow heads among the items brought to the surface by the family of rabbits were these Neolithic flint tools
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