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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Canterbury suburbs home to some of Britain’s earliest humans, study finds

The Canterbury suburbs were home to some of Britain’s earliest humans, new discoveries have revealed.

The research confirms that Homo heidelbergensis, an ancestor of Neanderthals, occupied southern Britain between 560,000 and 620,000 years ago, when it was still attached to Europe.

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