Neanderthal Britain

The Ancients

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🗓️ 21 July 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

For more than 100,000 years, Neanderthals made their home in Ice Age Britain, right on the edge of the inhabitable world. But what evidence do we have for this early species in what is today Britain?

Dr Matthew Pope from UCL joins Tristan Hughes to discuss this fascinating period pre-history; Neanderthal Britain. What do we know about these people's lifestyles, how long were they here for and what ultimately happened to them?

Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight, the senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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1:14.1	and in today's episode where we are exploring the story of the Neanderthals in Britain.
1:19.7	What evidence do we have for this early species of human in what is today Britain?
1:24.3	What other species did they coexist with?
1:26.7	What do we know about the climate?
1:28.0	How long were they around?
1:29.6	What do we know about their lifestyles?
1:31.7	And what ultimately happened to them.
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