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Imogen McGuckin & Tanya Waterworth

Update after mysterious human remains found in cave

Bristol scientists have issued an 'important' update after mysterious human remains were found in a cave

Skulls discovered in the Somerset cave have now been dated to around 4,000 years old and were probably a Bronze Age burial site. While it was thought the skulls could be Neanderthals, radiocarbon dating results on the bones from the University of Bristol have shown they are younger than that.

Scientists examining the human remains, which were found in Stoke Lane Slocker and Brownes’ Hole in Stoke St Michael, have concluded they date from before the Roman invasion of Britain, reports Somerset Live.

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