The continuing low water level at Stithians reservoir has revealed some hidden treasures, including what appear to be stone age tools.
A lack of rain has led South West Water to introduce a hosepipe ban with the reservoir currently only at 19% capacity.
After dropping off her teenage children who row for Greenbank Falmouth Rowing Club, at its Stithians Lake clubhouse, Hannah Richards Dash and her husband decided to take a walk around the lake.
What they found with the water levels so low was a plethora of artifacts including what appear to be Neolithic stonage tools.
She told the Packet: "They [her children] were completing a training session at the clubhouse and my husband and myself decided to have a walk as the lake is at less than 18% capacity and look again at the field system walls, neothlic stone art and houses that have been visible in recent months.
"As we were walking around the shore of the lake many pieces of pottery and glass ( as well as rusted metal), became apparent, at one point near a presumably collapsed building there was a huge granite lintel with 1816 carved into it, and nearby we found multiple broken glass bottles of James Rudman ( Bristol) Stainoleum.
A little further along was the 20th century Corona bottle, intact but nestled in the mud. As we walked back towards the car park the sun caught some very bright white stone, which was not consistent with the other stone in the area.
Upon investigation it has a very fine sharp edge and appears to be possibly a hand tool for scrapping or cutting. Next to it was the larger triangular piece of stone of the same material. I have heard others at the lake say they believe they have found worked stone since the levels have dropped."
She says she is not trained in archeology and has contacted the Cornwall Portable Antiquities group to ask their Finds Liason Officer to clarify if the stone is what it appears to be .
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