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Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton , Cheddar Man , estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. [ 1 ]
Cheddar Man is a human male skeleton found in Gough's Cave in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England. The skeletal remains date to around the mid-to-late 9th millennium BC , corresponding to the Mesolithic period, and it appears that he died a violent death.
Cheddar Gorge, which is located on the edge of the village, is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom. [44] The gorge is the site of the Cheddar Caves, where Cheddar Man was found in 1903. [7] Older remains from the Upper Late Palaeolithic era (12,000–13,000 years ago) have been found. [8]
Cheddar Gorge is Britain’s largest gorge and probably the country’s best known limestone feature. It is a spectacular fluvial feature with a geomorphic history extending back 2 million years and encompassing the major environmental changes of the Pleistocene period. Cheddar Caves contain both active and fossil systems.
Gough's Cave (/ ɡ ɒ f / GOF) is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m (377 ft) deep and is 3.405 km (2.12 mi) long, [2] and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations. It contains the Cheddar Yeo, the largest underground river system in Britain. [3]
Cox's Cave is in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England.It is open to the public as a show cave.. The cave is named after mill owner George Cox who discovered it in 1837, while quarrying limestone for a new building.
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Cheddar Valley (disambiguation) Cheddar Complex, a biological site of special scientific interest; Cheddar Gorge, the largest gorge in the UK; Cheddar Man, the Mesolithic remains of a human male found in Cheddar Gorge; Cheddar Reservoir, an artificial water reservoir; Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, a Florida-based chain of dining restaurants