28th July - walk - exploring the Neanderthal landscapes of the English Channel, with Dr Matt Pope, from University College London. La Cotte de St Brelade is a Paleolithic site of early habitation in St Brelade, Jersey. Cotte means "cave" in Jèrriais. Neanderthal man once lived here around 250,000 years ago - the earliest record of the occupation of the Channel Islands by a human ancestor. The deposits found here contain hundreds and thousands of Neanderthal stone tools, together with their animal prey which included herd animals like horse, mammoth, and reindeer.
Published on July 16, 2019 00:45
