Cheddar Man was a Mesolithic hunter-gatherer (fully modern human) with dark skin and blue eyes. He was about 166 centimetres tall and died in his twenties. His skeleton was uncovered in 1903 during ...

The Mesolithic is an era encompassing the period of time between 10,000 and 5,000 years ago. Due to the conditions in Europe at the time, scientists believed that early Europeans from this period ...

Twenty-five Mesolithic pits that date back 8,000 years have been unearthed in an “exciting discovery” by archaeologists in Bedfordshire. The Linmere pits are “incredibly significant ...

The Mesolithic pits contain animal bones, including those of an extinct species of cattle. The pits could shed light on how prehistoric people lived in what's now Bedfordshire, England.

Cultural life in Mesolithic Britain. While Cheddar Man was not found with any recorded animal or cultural remains, other Mesolithic sites offer clues about his diet and the kind of cultural life he ...