The Nottingham Tree-ring Dating Laboratory and the University of Groningen's Center for Isotope Research dated the West Berkshire wood artifact to between 4640 and 4605 B.C.E., with 95 percent confidence.
Sources
- Retiree Uncovers Wooden Artifact 2,000 Years Older Than ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/oldest-decoratively-carved-wood-in-britain-boxford-timber/ (historicengland.org.uk)
- https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67438 (thehistoryblog.com)
- https://www.westberks.gov.uk/article/45653/West-Berkshire-Museum-returns-oldest-carved-wood-in-Britain-to-Boxford (westberks.gov.uk)
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