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Sat 06 Jun 2007Stone Age knife found in Killarney valleyThe earliest artefact yet found in the Killarney valley has been uncovered on Ross Island on the shores of the lower lake by archaeological field-trippers.The 7,500-year-old Stone Age spear-head knife was found two weeks ago during a field trip by English enthusiasts led by the archaeologist Michael Gibbons.