Remains of Britain’s ‘oldest northerner’ found, according to experts
The remains were dated at around 11,000 years old, just after the Ice Age
An archeologist from Cumbria has discovered the remains of some of northern Britain’s earliest humans.
Found at Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Great Urswick, south Cumbria, the cave has been confirmed as a burial site by experts from an international team from the University of Central Lancashire.
Local archeologist Martin Stables has been working at the site since 2016, with academic analysts brought into interpret the evidence.
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