An archaeological dig of a quarry in Lincolnshire has uncovered evidence of settlements and agriculture spanning 6,000 years.

Excavations of the West Deeping quarry revealed a Roman settlement as well as Neolithic and Bronze Age finds.

The oldest artefacts included pottery used for cooking and eating.

A free exhibition of some of the finds will be on display in West Deeping village hall on Saturday, from 13:00 to 17:00 BST.

Hannah Barrett, a project officer with the Cambridge Archaeological Unit, said: "This site isn't just Neolithic, Bronze Age or Roman, we have all of the periods right through to Saxon in the 6th Century.

"All of these periods are represented and every single one has a good story to tell," she said.

"I think that's what's so fascinating about."

She added evidence dating back to the later Neolithic period included "the largest assemblage" of pottery ever found in East Anglia or the East Midlands.