What A Beachy Head Lady Really Looked Like
Experts thought Beachy Head Lady was a 3rd-century European Roman, that is until they took a closer look. After examining her once more, they realized she was a sub-Saharan African who lived in the Eastbourne area of the UK. Heritage Officer Jo Seaman said, “Whether that means that she’s the first generation, we don’t know. She could possibly have been born in Africa and brought over here at a very young age, but it’s just as likely that she was born here.”
What A Beachy Head Lady Really Looked Like
Early Neolithic Stonehenge Man
This well-preserved skeleton was discovered in an elaborate tomb in the 1860s which provides a rare example of the anatomy/ of Neolithic people. He is known as ‘Stonehenge Man’. With the help of skeletal analysis, the man, who was about 40 years old, can be dated back 5,500 years. He lived approximately 500 years before the first Stonehenge monument was built.
Early Neolithic Stonehenge Man
