Bontnewydd Paleaolithic site
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The earliest known inhabitants of Wales lived in the vale of the river Elwy at the Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site, near the hamlet of Bontnewydd, Denbighshire.

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Paleaolithic site

It was excavated from 1978 by a team from the University of Wales, led by Dr Stephen Aldhouse Green. Teeth and part of a jawbone excavated in the cave in 1981 were dated to 230,000 years ago.1 This site is the most north-western site in Eurasia for remains of early hominids and is considered of international importance. Based on the morphology and age of the teeth, particularly the evidence of tauradontism, the teeth are believed to belong to a group of Neanderthals who hunted game in the vale of Elwy in an interglacial period.

Naming

The site is sometimes referred to incorrectly as Pontnewydd, meaning 'Newbridge' in English.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Gathering the Jewels". Early Neanderthal jaw fragment, c. 230,000 years old. Culturenet Cymru (2008). Retrieved on 2008-09-25.


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