Meet The Ancestor

DNA testing on a 10,000-year-old skeleton gives a human face to ‘cheddar man’

With immigration and Britain’s relationship with Europe at the top of the political agenda, there’s a topical feel to Channel 4’s new documentary – even though it’s about a man who lived on our island 10,000 years ago.

SENSATIONAL FIND

 In 1903, a remarkably well-preserved human skeleton from 7150 BC was found in a cave in Cheddar Gorge – and caused a sensation when it was exhibited at London’s Natural History Museum.