Cheddar Man is the oldest skeleton found in the British Isles. Radiocarbon tests show the man lived around 7150 BC.
At that time Britain was not an island but part of Europe accessable by low-lying marshlands.
Cheddar Man was probably a victim of battle or murder and the pattern of cuts on his bones show that he was most likely cannibalised.
Yes, seems our early ancestors were cannibals and hence not too many early whole skeletons to be found as the bones would have been cracked open to get at the marrow.
Adapted from Great Tales from English History by Robert Lacey.
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At that time Britain was not an island but part of Europe accessable by low-lying marshlands.
Cheddar Man was probably a victim of battle or murder and the pattern of cuts on his bones show that he was most likely cannibalised.
Yes, seems our early ancestors were cannibals and hence not too many early whole skeletons to be found as the bones would have been cracked open to get at the marrow.
Adapted from Great Tales from English History by Robert Lacey.
LWDLIK- For Nora :O)
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