The presence of non-local flint and quartz fragments suggests that the area was inhabited by hunters during the middle Stone Age (5000 BC).
ðə pɹˈɛzəns ʌv nˈɑːnlˈoʊkəl flˈɪnt ænd kwˈɔːɹts fɹˈæɡmənts sədʒˈɛsts ðætðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd baɪ hˈʌntɚz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˈɪdəl stˈoʊn ˈeɪdʒ fˈaɪv θˈaʊzənd bˌiːsˈiː.