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Very Original Features: Is this United Kingdom’s Oldest Home?

LONDON (AP).- Archaeologists have uncovered the site of Britain’s oldest house, the waterside home of nomad hunters dating back about 11,000 years. The dwelling, which has lake views, a thatched roof and very original features, predates the country’s famous Stonehenge monument by around 6,000 years and was built at a time when Britain was still connected to continental Europe. Teams from the University of York and the University of Manchester working at the site believe the circular shaped home was built in about 8,500 B.C. next to an ancient lake at Star Carr, near Scarborough, in northeastern England. “This is a sensational discovery and tells us so much about the people who lived at this time,” Nicky Milner from the University of York said Wednesday. “From this excavation, we gain a vivid picture of how these people lived.” Discoveries made at the site suggest the house was about 3.5 meters