A 4,000-Year-Old Battle-Axe Head Faces an Export Ban
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
The Scarthingwell battle-axe head is an old stone tool.
- A2
The UK Government stopped the export of the Scarthingwell battle-axe head.
- B1
Farm workers found a stone object on the ground in the winter of 1974.
- B2
In the winter of 1974, farm workers at Scarthingwell, near Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, found a stone object on the ground surface.
- C1
In the winter of 1974, farm workers at Scarthingwell, near Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, found a stone object on the ground surface.
- C2
In the winter of 1974, farm workers at Scarthingwell, near Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, came across a stone object lying on the surface of the ground.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- temporary
- Lasting for only a limited period of time, not forever.
- institution
- A large and important organisation, such as a museum, university, or bank.
- polished
- Rubbed until it is very smooth and shiny.
- speckled
- Covered with many small spots or marks of a different colour.
- committee
- A small group of people chosen to make decisions or plans for a larger group.
- weapon
- An object such as a knife, gun, or axe used for fighting or attacking.
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by GOV.UK archaeology and heritage news. Read the original for the full report.