Scientists have identified an " It was found among thousands of artifacts discovered during archaeological excavations, according to the BBC..
The accessory, called the Bar Hill Comb, was discovered by the Museum of London Archeology (MOLA). It was found among 280,000 interesting items collected between 2016 and 2018..
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Michael Marshall, head of the search team, described the Iron Age find near Cambridge as " According to him, only two such items have been found in the UK so far..
The comb, which dates from the Iron Age (750 BC - 43 AD), was found on Bar Hill, 6.4 kilometers from Cambridge..
Scientists note that despite the fact that the artifact is made in the form of a comb, its use is not obvious.. However, its discovery sheds light on the rituals and beliefs of Iron Age Britain, including "
Objects made from human bone may have been used in specific rituals related to the dead, but others, including tools, were part of everyday life.. Scientists suggest that the comb found had a symbolic meaning for the locals.
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According to the scientist, there were no signs of wear on the teeth of the comb, which may indicate that it was never used for its intended purpose.. A round hole was also found on it, which indicates that it could have been worn as an amulet..
Marshall added that only two other similar items had been found in Britain, one at Erith, Cambridgeshire in the 1970s and a second at Harston Mill in the early 2000s..
Earlier, archaeologists discovered a burial in the Israeli city of Megiddo, in which the remains of a man who underwent surgery on the skull, probably the oldest in the Middle East, are buried..