| It was established
in 1998 from archaeological excavations at Meadway, behind Harrold
Institute, that Harrold's very early ancestors dated back to the late
Neolithic or early Bronze Age, around 2500 BC. This places the earliest
settlers in Harrold some 4,500 years ago, currently believed to be
among the earliest so far known in Bedfordshire.
An interesting discovery, which can be
seen in Bedford Museum, is a beautifully decorated pot known as
a "collared urn" which was placed in a pit close to a burial mound
on the site. This suggests that some notion of an afterlife existed
even then.
For more detail on Harrold's very early inhabitants click here to link wth The Community Archive web pages
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