Cheddar Man was found to have been buried alone near the mouth of a deep cave, and results from dating suggest that he lived 9000 years ago, during the Mesolithic period. The remains of this prehistoric man were found 20 m (65 ft.) inside Gough’s Cave, the largest of 100 caverns in Cheddar Gorge, under a layer of stalagmite, above which was another layer of more recent material. The DiscoveryĬheddar Man’s discovery was made in 1903. It was, however, around the end of the same century that one of the most sensational findings related to this prehistoric individual was made – it was found that he had a living descendant living in the same area. It seems that there was not much research done on Cheddar Man, and he was probably a set of prehistoric remain amongst many. Cheddar Man was discovered around the turn of the 20 th century, and has been dated to the Mesolithic period. Cheddar Man is the name given to the remains of a man that was found in Gough’s Cave in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England.
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