Ithimba labavubukuli abavela eNyuvesi yaseChester naseManchester bathole izinto eziye zanikeza ukukhanya okusha emiphakathini eyayihlala eBrithani ngemva kokuphela kwe-Ice Age yokugcina.
Ukumba okwenziwa yiqembu esakhiweni esiseNyakatho Yorkshire kwembule izinsalela ezilondolozwe kahle kakhulu zendawo encane ehlala amaqembu abazingeli abaqoqi eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nengxenye edlule. Phakathi kwezinto ezatholwa ithimba kubalwa amathambo ezilwane ezazizingelwa abantu, amathuluzi nezikhali ezakhiwe ngethambo, izimpondo zenyamazane netshe, nensalela yokhuni eyivelakancane.
Isiza esiseduze ne-Scarborough ekuqaleni sasisogwini lwesiqhingi echibini lasendulo futhi saqala enkathini ye-Mesolithic, noma 'Middle Stone Age'. Ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka leli chibi lagcwala kancane kancane ama-deposit aminyene e-peat, agcina kancane kancane futhi alondoloza indawo.
UDkt. Nick Overton waseNyuvesi yaseManchester uthe, “Kuyivelakancane ukuthola impahla endala kangaka isesimweni esihle. I-Mesolithic eBrithani yayingaphambi kokwethulwa kwezitsha zobumba noma izinsimbi, ngakho ukuthola izinsalela zezinto eziphilayo ezifana nethambo, impondo nezinkuni, ngokuvamile ezingalondoloziwe, kubaluleke kakhulu ekusisizeni sakhe kabusha ukuphila kwabantu.”
Ukuhlaziywa kokutholiwe kuvumela ithimba ukuthi lifunde kabanzi futhi liguqule lokho obekuqondwa ngaphambilini mayelana nale miphakathi yangaphambi komlando. Amathambo akhombisa ukuthi abantu bebezingela izinhlobonhlobo zezilwane ezindaweni eziningi ezahlukene ezizungeze leli chibi, okuhlanganisa nezilwane ezincelisayo ezinkulu njengama-elk nezinyamazane ezibomvu, izilwane ezincelisayo ezincane njengama-beaver, nezinyoni zasemanzini. Izidumbu zezilwane ezizingelwayo zabulawa futhi izingxenye zazo zafakwa ngamabomu emaxhaphozini asendaweni yesiqhingi.
Ithimba liphinde lathola ukuthi ezinye zezikhali zokuzingela ezenziwe ngethambo lezilwane nezimpondo zezilwane zazihlotshisiwe, futhi zahlukaniswa ngaphambi kokuba zibekwe ogwini lwesiqhingi. Lokhu, bakholelwa ukuthi, kubonisa ukuthi abantu baseMesolithic babenemithetho eqinile mayelana nokuthi izinsalela zezilwane nezinto ezisetshenziselwa ukuzibulala zazilahlwa kanjani.
NgokukaDkt. Amy Gray Jones waseNyuvesi yaseChester: “Abantu bavame ukucabanga ngabazingeli bangaphambi komlando njengabazingeli ababephila onqenqemeni lwendlala, besuka ezindaweni ngezindawo befuna ukudla okungapheli, nokuthi kwaba kuphela ngokusungulwa kokulima lapho abantu baphila ukuphila okuzinzile nezinzile.”
“Kodwa lapha sinabantu abahlala ezindaweni ezicebile nezindawo zokuhlala, bezinika isikhathi sokuhlobisa izinto, futhi banakekele izindlela abalahla ngazo izinsalela zezilwane nezinto ezibalulekile. Laba akubona abantu abebezabalaza ukuze baphile. Kwakungabantu abazethembayo ekuqondeni kwabo le ndawo, kanye nokuziphatha nezindawo zezilwane ezihlala lapho.”
Ithimba lithemba ukuthi ucwaningo lwangomuso kule sayithi nakwezinye endaweni luzoqhubeka lukhanyisela ubudlelwano babantu nemvelo. Ukuhlaziywa kwe-peat deposits endaweni sekuvele kukhombisa ukuthi lena bekuyindawo ehlukahlukene yezinto eziphilayo, ecebile ngezitshalo nezilwane, futhi njengoba umsebenzi uqhubeka, ithimba linethemba lokuthola ukuthi imiphi imiphumela abantu ababa nayo kule ndawo.
“Siyazi ngocwaningo olwenziwa kwezinye izindawo eziseduze nechibi, ukuthi le miphakathi yabantu ibiphatha ngamabomu futhi ixhaphaza imiphakathi yezitshalo zasendle. Njengoba senza umsebenzi owengeziwe kule ngosi, sithemba ukukhombisa ngokuningiliziwe ukuthi abantu babeyishintsha kanjani indawo ezungezile izinkulungwane zeminyaka ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwezolimo eBrithani,” kusho uDkt. Barry Taylor.
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