Pristine pressed flower among ‘jaw-dropping’ bronze age finds

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A 3,000-year-old complete pressed flower is among the "absolutely jaw-dropping" late bronze age finds unearthed in Lancashire.

The thistle flower appears to have been deliberately placed inside the hollow end of an axe handle and buried with other weapons, jewellery and ornaments, many in virtually pristine condition. Other axe handles in the hoard had been filled with hazelnuts, as part of a ritual offering.

Dr Ben Roberts, a lecturer at Durham University and the British Museum's former curator of European bronze age collections, described the pressed flower as unique for a votive offering of its time.

Read more  :  https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/30/pristine-pressed-flower-among-jaw-dropping-bronze-age-finds