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Image reference: 24008
Title:
Modern Homo sapiens, Cheddar Man
Description:
A reconstruction of Cheddar Man based upon the fossil evidence of Modern Homo sapiens discovered at Gough's Cave, Cheddar, Somerset. This model was created at the University of Manchester.
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Collection: Anthropology
Category: Upper Palaeolithic 35,000-12,0
Keywords: anthropological, cave, cheddar, face, gough, homo, man, modern, reconstructed
© The Natural History Museum, London
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| | The lump above the right eye represents a bone infection or tumour. The remains from Gough’s Cave are from humans who lived between 12,000 and 10,000 years ago
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