This is an incredibly exciting moment and were looking forward to finding out more as the process unfolds.
Its hard to imagine people ever spending time on the wild, nature-dominated Arne Moors.
Check out images of the wooden spade below and find out more about the discovery on theWessex Archaeology website.
Archaeologists carefully life the fragile spade from the ground on to a board to be sent back to Wessex Archaeology’s laboratory for conservation © Wessex Archaeology
Experts from Wessex Archaeology carefully clean the spade of excess mud as part of the conservation process © Wessex Archaeology
The wooden spade in situ, carefully excavated by Wessex Archaeology experts working on The Moors at Arne project © Wessex Archaeology
Samples taken from the wood by Wessex Archaeology Conservator, Thomas Wicks, will shine light on the condition of the spade and inform the next steps in the conservation process © Wessex Archaeology
3D model of the prehistoric wooden spade discovered at The Moors at Arne © Wessex Archaeology
