An interesting finding that previously considered "natural" marks on the rocks have quite recently been adjudged as man made, -indicating human settlements (apparently not settled but seasonally nomadic) in the West of the British Isles (as they are now)
Apparently the ice was very thick and the Bristol Channel was not then filled with water.
I heard this being discussed on BBC 5 Live last night and there are a few articles published, eg
www.bbc.com
I think this pushes back the date of human presence in those parts (and Europe) back a few years with even earlier dates possible from the same site using additional methods of determination.
Edit: perhaps better discussed in the History and Genealogy subforum?
Apparently the ice was very thick and the Bristol Channel was not then filled with water.
I heard this being discussed on BBC 5 Live last night and there are a few articles published, eg
Britain's earliest prehistoric art found in Gower's Bacon Hole cave
Mystery remains around the meaning behind the art more than 17,000 years later.
I think this pushes back the date of human presence in those parts (and Europe) back a few years with even earlier dates possible from the same site using additional methods of determination.
Edit: perhaps better discussed in the History and Genealogy subforum?
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