A GROUNDBREAKING event showcasing recent archaeological findings will tell the story of 10,000 years of human history in the Millom Peninsula.
The Millom and District Local History Society have organised the event, entitled 'Millom Peninsula in Prehistoric Times', which will detail the 'incredible' findings by archaeologists between the Esk and Duddon Rivers.
Jan Bridget, Chair of MADLHS, presided over the resurrection of the Society last November, 50 years after its foundation, and said she is 'extremely excited'.
"The Millom peninsula is absolutely teeming with signs of prehistoric life, there were 12 stone circles in this area alone," she said.
"Swinside is the creme de la creme but can you imagine the tourism if we still had all 12?
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"Prehistory was the golden era for this area - we're waiting for it to come back."
One of the speakers, local historian Duane Farren, will be discussing the prehistoric footprints he found on the Duddon Estuary, and his efforts to find more along the area's coastline.
Another guest, Dr Alison Burns from the University of Manchester, will outline her research into similar footprints found on Walney, and Jan said the event aims to engage not just academics about the rich history of the area,
"We want to make these events accessible, with maps, artifacts, pictures, as most people have no idea that humans have lived in Morecambe Bay for over 10,000 years," she said.
"I've written a booklet, that charts right back to the Paleolithic era.
"Before 9.335 BC there were some caves in north Morecambe Bay, where early humans lived up and down the coast, it then moves to the Mesolitihic, the hunter-gatherers at the end of the ice age, when the human bones are from, found in Kents Bank, that are the earliest known human bones in Northern Britain.
"We had the Langdale axe factory, which was very famous - stone axes were exported all over Britain, and have even been found abroad - would you believe there was an actual factory in Langdale making axes between 4000 and 1500 BC?"
'Millom Peninsula in Prehistoric Times will be held on Saturday, September 3, between 1 pm and 3.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church in Millom.
Tickets are £4.90, and can be booked through Eventbrite.
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