The Oldest Human Remains
- The oldest remains of a human in Wales were discovered in 1823 by Rev. William Buckland during an archaeological dig in Paviland Cave (Gower Peninsular, near Swansea).
- Buckland believed the remains to be those of a female from Roman Britain so he called them "Red Lady of Paviland".
- Later analysis of the remains showed them to have been of a young male.
- As the analysing techniques have developed and become more accurate, they has gradually pushed the age of the Red Lady of Paviland back.
- Bone protein analysis indicated that the "lady" lived on a diet that consisted of between 15% and 20% fish and 80% meat.
- It indicated that they were hunters and would not have been settled in settlements (nomadic tribes).
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