[blam]

GGG Ping.

This is the cave system where Cheddar Man was found. He was from the DNA haplogroup U5 which has a high concentration in today's Laplanders. Bryan Sykes says theres an even older Cheddar Man, 23,000 years old from the same caves. My guess is that the LGM got him.

Descendant Of Stone Age Skeleton Found (Cheddar Man - 9,000 Years Old)

[SunkenCiv]

Cave reveals 10,000-year-old art
Long Hole, Cheddar Gorge
Last Updated: Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 12:45 GMT 13:45 UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4159190.stm

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

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[Fred-n-Hunter08]

50,000 years ago? What a bunch of nonsense. Again, 44,000 years off.

[wildbill]

Want ya picture on my wall in Cheddar Gorge?

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[evets]

A moose bit my cave sister.