Cheddar Man skeleton
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The Cheddar Man skeleton is the Mesolithic remains of one of Britain's oldest known complete human skeletons, discovered in Gough's Cave and central to research on early Britons' ancestry and appearance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesolithic human
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archaeological find ⓘ human skeletal remains ⓘ prehistoric Briton ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cheddar Gorge archaeological site
NERFINISHED
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Gough's Cave human remains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCollection | palaeontology and human origins collections of the Natural History Museum ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | uncertain ⓘ |
| completeness | one of the oldest known complete human skeletons in Britain ⓘ |
| countryFound | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Western European Mesolithic hunter-gatherer culture ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Natural History Museum, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dietEvidence | isotopic analysis suggests hunter-gatherer diet ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | workmen excavating Gough's Cave ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1903 ⓘ |
| estimatedAgeAtDeath | in his twenties ⓘ |
| estimatedAgeBP |
about 10,000 years before present
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about 9,000 BCE ⓘ |
| foundAt | Cheddar Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn | Gough's Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundNear | Cheddar, Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticAnalysisPerformedBy |
Natural History Museum researchers
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University College London researchers ⓘ |
| geneticFindings |
indicates blue or light-colored eyes
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indicates dark hair ⓘ indicates dark to black skin pigmentation ⓘ indicates lactose intolerance in adulthood ⓘ shows affinity with Western European hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| heldBy | Natural History Museum, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gough's Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely reported in 2018 following DNA-based reconstruction ⓘ |
| name | Cheddar Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the oldest near-complete human skeleton discovered in Britain ⓘ |
| period | Mesolithic ⓘ |
| preservationState | well-preserved for its age ⓘ |
| reconstruction | facial reconstruction created using 3D scanning and DNA data ⓘ |
| reconstructionDisplayedAt | Natural History Museum, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionFound | Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
evolution of skin pigmentation in Europe
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genetic continuity and replacement in British prehistory ⓘ post-glacial recolonization of Britain ⓘ |
| sex | male ⓘ |
| significance |
central to research on ancestry of early Britons
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central to research on appearance of early Britons ⓘ provides evidence about early post-Ice Age inhabitants of Britain ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancient DNA analysis
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population genetics studies ⓘ reconstruction of Mesolithic human appearance ⓘ |
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