What’s in the (porridge) box?!

The two Early Bronze Age axe heads, dating from around 2150-2000 BC, were sent anonymously to the National Museum of Ireland at the end of June. Photograph: National Museum of Ireland

Where did those 4,000 year old axe heads come from?! The National Museum of Ireland had so many questions about this thoughtfully wrapped “gift” and chariot pulled by cassowaries’ post has the answers!

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