The Neolithic Artifacts No One Can Explain

The Folkton Drums are a mystery. These three chalk sculptures from Neolithic Britain were a unique discovery, no one had seen anything like them before, and no one knew what they were. They were buried with a child around 5,000 years ago. Recently, a new carved chalk cylinder was discovered in another child burial nearby. But what do the carvings mean? What were these chalk artefacts for? Who made them and why? And what can they tell us about the world of prehistoric Britain?
This is the captivating story of the mysterious chalk sculptures of prehistoric Britain.

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Video Chapters

00:00 The Mystery of the Folkton Drums
02:44 Sponsorship
04:15 The Discovery
05:52 Dating the Drums
07:57 Stone Carving in Neolithic Britain
11:44 The Lavant Drum
12:27 The Burton Agnes Drum
14:18 Late Neolithic Britain
15:23 Measuring Devices?
17:54 What actually are they?