The Hill (Part 3)

"Major archaeological find discovered in allotment dig"

Reports are coming in of an exciting new discovery which reveals for the first time that Allotment Man may have existed before the 21st century. Local amateur archaeology expert, Gnome, has informed us that after a recent site survey and preliminary site excavation exercises, sampling has now provided evidence of cultural remains.


"We undertook a survey by digging a shovel test pit. We anticipated the odd broken brick and pieces of 20th century rusting corrugated iron. We also found a considerable amount of ground elder root which we have been dispatching by the bag load. But nothing prepared us for the discovery of a relic made of metal which can only have been buried here for many years. The post excavation analysis has now been completed and I can confidently tell you and all your readers that after Neanderthal Man came Allotment Man. This relic dates the new member of homo-sapiens to around 1979 or thereabouts. We cannot be too sure, it is not an exact science."

Gnome has sent the metal object, believed to be an early digging implement or possibly a hand weed excavator to the British Museum where experts are currently studying his find. Experts in the field of archaeology have already begun to talk about the importance of Gnomes Trowel, as it has been labelled, and anticipate that there is more to come from this vital cultural discovery.