Post by L Roebuck on Jan 26, 2009 9:11:07 GMT -5
Extensive dig hopes to reveal cavern's secret
A DIG aiming to unearth Torbay's links with the ancient colonisation of Europe by mankind is due to start this spring.
A team of archaeologists will survey Kents Cavern, Torquay, today in advance of major excavations at Easter and in September.
The digs aim to discover more about the Neanderthals who lived in the caves tens of thousands of years ago.
The project is being carried out by archaeologists Dr Mark White from Durham University, and Dr Paul Pettitt from Sheffield, and is the first archaeological dig at the cave for more than 80 years.
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A DIG aiming to unearth Torbay's links with the ancient colonisation of Europe by mankind is due to start this spring.
A team of archaeologists will survey Kents Cavern, Torquay, today in advance of major excavations at Easter and in September.
The digs aim to discover more about the Neanderthals who lived in the caves tens of thousands of years ago.
The project is being carried out by archaeologists Dr Mark White from Durham University, and Dr Paul Pettitt from Sheffield, and is the first archaeological dig at the cave for more than 80 years.
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