Archaeology breakthrough as new discovery solves 2,000-year-old mystery on Channel Islands

Pottery dating from between the 4th and 1st centuries BC was found (Image: BBC) An archaeological excavation in a field near Mont Cochon, Jersey, has shed light on life on the island over 2,000 years ago. Several artefacts have been discovered in the area indicating the possibility of the site of an Iron Age farmstead. Dr Hervé Duval-Gatignol, Société Jersiaise’s archaeologist, who led the team told the BBC : “This is an incredibly promising site.

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Since the excavation began earlier this month, the team has discovered pottery fragments dating from the 4th to 1st centuries BC, along .