The First Britons
The Ancients
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Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals in Britain
The dawn of Homo sapiens in Britain was around 40,000 years ago. Neanderthals were here until probably at least 45,000 years old. The Oregonian industries and these date to around 40,00 years ago. We can't map whether Neanderthals and Homo sapiens were coexisting in Britain but they certainly were coexisting for a few thousand years in Europe. On jersey we've got a very interesting sample of teeth that show actual mixed features some Neanderthal features and some features we find in Homo sapiens.
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