In eastern Finland, five-year-old children playing near a lake discovered rare Stone Age artifacts.
Finland's public broadcaster Yle reported that the children found two unusual stones on the drying lake shore. One of the children's mother noticed the findings and brought them to the Kainuu Regional Museum.
Museum archaeologist Jouni Väänänen stated that such ancient discoveries are extremely rare. It is believed that one artifact is a sharpening stone, and the other is the blade of a quadrangular stone axe.
Currently, the artifacts are temporarily stored at the Kainuu Museum. They are planned to be displayed in a glass case during the summer season. After the exhibition, the findings will be handed over to the Cultural Heritage Agency of Finland.
It is reported that the key factor behind this historical discovery is the unusually low water level in the country's lakes this spring. As a result, areas usually underwater have emerged, exposing ancient rock layers.
