Live grenades and a sports car found in WWI training tunnels
Tunnels and trenches built in the 1910s for the purpose of preparing soldiers for battlefield conditions were discovered in Wiltshire, England, during construction works for a housing project dedicated to Army families.
While excavating, archaeologists found 200 grenades dating back to World War I. Half of them were still live. However, the team found signs of more recent visits, such as a red sports car from the 1930s and a motorbike from the 1950s.
The excavation also revealed artefacts such as mess tins, combs, toothbrushes, cigarette and tobacco tins and pipes, tins of condensed milk and meat paste. On the walls archaeologists found graffities with the names of the men who served.
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Furthermore, archaeologists found signs of the tunnel’s use long ago: a miniature pottery beaker along with the bones of three children buried 4,000 years ago.
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