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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cheddar Museum of Prehistory - Museum in England in Somerset

Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 05 February 2004  Page Views: 19300

MuseumsSite Name: Cheddar Museum of Prehistory
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Wells  Nearest Village: Cheddar
Map Ref: ST46655393  Landranger Map Number: 182
Latitude: 51.281999N  Longitude: 2.766314W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4Good
3Ordinary
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0No data.
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Cheddar Museum of Prehistory
Cheddar Museum of Prehistory submitted by theCaptain : Cheddar Museum of Prehistory at the lower end of Cheddar Gorge. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum within which many of the finds from the Cheddar Caves and the skeleton of Cheddar Man are displayed.


Address: Cheddar Gorge, BS27 3QF
Phone: 01934 742343
Opening Hours: Open daily - Winter 10am - 4,30pm Summer 10am - 5pm
Admission: Charge
Website: Cheddar Museum of Prehistory
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Cheddar Museum of Prehistory submitted by Orcinus : Visit to Cheddar Gorge in 1987 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cheddar Museum of Prehistory submitted by theCaptain : Cheddar Museum of Prehistory seen within is setting at the lower end of Cheddar Gorge. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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ST4653 : Derrick's Tea Rooms, Cheddar Gorge by Des Blenkinsopp
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Re: Cheddar Caves Museum by TheCaptain on Sunday, 05 January 2014
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Re: Cheddar Caves Museum by Anonymous on Wednesday, 18 March 2009
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the age of the R1 haplogroup is 30-35000 yrs,, correction of previous text..
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Re: Cheddar Caves Museum by Anonymous on Wednesday, 18 March 2009
According to my genetic profile I am hyplogroup U5 a a sub-clade of haplogroup U, West Eurasian sequence.. hence I understand that "Cheddar Man" has the same type. I understand that this type represents only 1 percent your population. Although I live in eastern Oklahoma, my maternal line is of the Randolphs, and of the surname Hunt. It is nice to know the genetic link goes so deep. I then must believe that the people of your country are at least in part genticly native to Great Brittan. My paternal line is R1 which may be a mainland type of 30-3500 yrs of age, the U5 a is I understand is native to NW Europe and England mostly and is said to be 45,ooo yrs of age, and is the first human, non Neanderthal type, to appear in Europe....
Just thought to say there are many of our type spread out across the world. If you have other information on decendents of this old ancestor I would be thankful...
With Respect,
Greg Charles Randolph Hunt
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    Re: Cheddar Caves Museum by Anonymous on Wednesday, 18 March 2009
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    The date of the U5 Haplogroup is 30- 35000 yrs,,, correction of text thank you...
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Re: Cheddar Caves Museum by Anonymous on Wednesday, 22 September 2004
From Reuters 02/09/2004

Cheddar Man museum to open in 2005

The village of Cheddar in Somerset, south-west England, could soon be home to the world's first museum of cannibalism.
    The museum is being built at the former home of Richard Gough in Cliff Road, Cheddar Gorge, and it's exhibits will be based around Cheddar Man, Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, which was buried in Gough's Cave in the Gorge 9000 years ago. It was Gough who discovered Cheddar Man in 1903.
    The skeleton is currently being moved bone-by-bone into its new home, and will be displayed alongside a re-enactment of the ritual burial of Cheddar Man.
    The project is being undertaken by Cheddar Caves, and their marketing manager Bob Smart said: "Visitors will be able to see what it was like to live in the caves and what it was like to live as a cannibal. Cannibalism used to be the norm all over the world and it was a big chunk of human history."
    "Nowadays people try and pretend it never happened. We will be reminding people of the complete human history and attempt to explain the complex psychology of cannibalism. Sometimes people ask why are there no complete skeletons as old as the Cheddar Man. It's because the people were eaten and all the bones were broken down. Visitors will also be able do some cave painting and learn some Stone Age survival techniques."
    Gough's Cave is believed to have been home to cannibals during the Stone Age, who left broken bones and tools as clues to their lifestyle. DNA tests carried out in Cheddar village in 1997 revealed that Cheddar Man's ancestors still live there.

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