Comments on: The Early Lateglacial Re-colonization of Britain: New Radiocarbon Evidence From Gough’s Cave, Southwest England http://anthropology.net/2009/07/16/the-early-lateglacial-re-colonization-of-britain-new-radiocarbon-evidence-from-goughs-cave-southwest-england/ Beyond bones & stones Wed, 30 May 2012 15:52:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tim Jones http://anthropology.net/2009/07/16/the-early-lateglacial-re-colonization-of-britain-new-radiocarbon-evidence-from-goughs-cave-southwest-england/#comment-14463 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:00:29 +0000 http://anthropology.net/?p=2254#comment-14463 I’m not sure about their exact origins, but a few years back it was discovered that people living in the area today can trace their ancestry directly back to at least one of the occupants of Gough’s Cave:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1549589/posts

]]> By: Luis http://anthropology.net/2009/07/16/the-early-lateglacial-re-colonization-of-britain-new-radiocarbon-evidence-from-goughs-cave-southwest-england/#comment-14462 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:28:25 +0000 http://anthropology.net/?p=2254#comment-14462 Thanks, very interesting.

Do we know what was Gough’s Cave people cultural connections? I.e. were they more related to NW Europe, like early Scotts, via Doggerland or were they instead closer to maybe Belgium/North France or even as far south as Aquitaine? That’s something I really miss in most British archaeology divulgations: cultural references.

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