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Story February 5, 1891

Wood County Reporter

Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin

What is this article about?

Near Apt in Vaucluse, France, a retired forest inspector accidentally unearths a prehistoric stone-age workshop with well-preserved flint instruments eight feet underground, revealing ancient workmanship procedures.

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Near Apt, in the French department of Vaucluse, a retired inspector of forests has accidentally unearthed some ancient work of peculiar interest. The remains were found on a bed of pebbles, eight feet below the surface, and seem to be those of a prehistoric workshop. The flint instruments were so sharp and well preserved as to indicate that they never had been taken from the place where they were shaped, and two nuclei were discovered upon which some students succeeded in replacing the pieces chipped off. Here then, is a factory of the stone age, with the materials in such position as to indicate exactly the procedure of the early workman.

What sub-type of article is it?

Curiosity Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Exploration

What keywords are associated?

Prehistoric Workshop Flint Instruments Stone Age Factory Archaeological Discovery Vaucluse

What entities or persons were involved?

Retired Inspector Of Forests

Where did it happen?

Near Apt, In The French Department Of Vaucluse

Story Details

Key Persons

Retired Inspector Of Forests

Location

Near Apt, In The French Department Of Vaucluse

Event Date

Prehistoric

Story Details

A retired inspector of forests accidentally unearths remains of a prehistoric workshop on a bed of pebbles eight feet below the surface, with sharp, well-preserved flint instruments and nuclei indicating the procedure of early workmen.

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