Cheddar Man skeleton
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The Cheddar Man skeleton is the Mesolithic remains of one of Britain's oldest known complete human skeletons, discovered in Gough's Cave and central to research on early Britons' ancestry and appearance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cheddar Man | 1 |
| Cheddar Man skeleton canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cheddar Man skeleton Context triple: [Cheddar Gorge, hasDiscovery, Cheddar Man skeleton]
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A.
The Tollund Man
The Tollund Man is a naturally mummified Iron Age body discovered in a Danish peat bog, renowned for its exceptional preservation and insights into ancient ritual practices.
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B.
Turkana Boy fossil
The Turkana Boy fossil is an exceptionally well-preserved nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus (or Homo ergaster) youth from about 1.6 million years ago that has provided crucial insights into early human growth and anatomy.
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C.
Ötzi the Iceman mummy
Ötzi the Iceman mummy is a well-preserved Copper Age human body discovered in the Alps, providing invaluable insights into prehistoric European life, health, and technology.
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D.
“The Grauballe Man”
The Grauballe Man is a remarkably well-preserved Iron Age bog body discovered in Denmark, notable for the insights it provides into ancient ritual practices and everyday life.
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E.
Mungo Lady
Mungo Lady is the name given to the ancient cremated human remains discovered at Lake Mungo in Australia, which are among the oldest known evidence of ritual burial in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cheddar Man skeleton Target entity description: The Cheddar Man skeleton is the Mesolithic remains of one of Britain's oldest known complete human skeletons, discovered in Gough's Cave and central to research on early Britons' ancestry and appearance.
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A.
The Tollund Man
The Tollund Man is a naturally mummified Iron Age body discovered in a Danish peat bog, renowned for its exceptional preservation and insights into ancient ritual practices.
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B.
Turkana Boy fossil
The Turkana Boy fossil is an exceptionally well-preserved nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus (or Homo ergaster) youth from about 1.6 million years ago that has provided crucial insights into early human growth and anatomy.
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C.
Ötzi the Iceman mummy
Ötzi the Iceman mummy is a well-preserved Copper Age human body discovered in the Alps, providing invaluable insights into prehistoric European life, health, and technology.
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D.
“The Grauballe Man”
The Grauballe Man is a remarkably well-preserved Iron Age bog body discovered in Denmark, notable for the insights it provides into ancient ritual practices and everyday life.
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E.
Mungo Lady
Mungo Lady is the name given to the ancient cremated human remains discovered at Lake Mungo in Australia, which are among the oldest known evidence of ritual burial in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesolithic human
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archaeological find ⓘ human skeletal remains ⓘ prehistoric Briton ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cheddar Gorge archaeological site
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Gough's Cave human remains ⓘ
linked to:
Gough's Cave
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| belongsToCollection | palaeontology and human origins collections of the Natural History Museum ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | uncertain ⓘ |
| completeness | one of the oldest known complete human skeletons in Britain ⓘ |
| countryFound | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Western European Mesolithic hunter-gatherer culture ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Natural History Museum, London ⓘ |
| dietEvidence | isotopic analysis suggests hunter-gatherer diet ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | workmen excavating Gough's Cave ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1903 ⓘ |
| estimatedAgeAtDeath | in his twenties ⓘ |
| estimatedAgeBP |
about 10,000 years before present
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about 9,000 BCE ⓘ |
| foundAt | Cheddar Gorge ⓘ |
| foundIn | Gough's Cave ⓘ |
| foundNear | Cheddar, Somerset ⓘ |
| geneticAnalysisPerformedBy |
Natural History Museum researchers
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University College London researchers ⓘ |
| geneticFindings |
indicates blue or light-colored eyes
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indicates dark hair ⓘ indicates dark to black skin pigmentation ⓘ indicates lactose intolerance in adulthood ⓘ shows affinity with Western European hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| heldBy | Natural History Museum, London ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gough's Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England
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linked to:
Gough's Cave
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| mediaCoverage | widely reported in 2018 following DNA-based reconstruction ⓘ |
| name |
Cheddar Man
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linked to:
Cheddar Man skeleton
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| notableFor | being the oldest near-complete human skeleton discovered in Britain ⓘ |
| period | Mesolithic ⓘ |
| preservationState | well-preserved for its age ⓘ |
| reconstruction | facial reconstruction created using 3D scanning and DNA data ⓘ |
| reconstructionDisplayedAt | Natural History Museum, London ⓘ |
| regionFound | Somerset ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
evolution of skin pigmentation in Europe
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genetic continuity and replacement in British prehistory ⓘ post-glacial recolonization of Britain ⓘ |
| sex | male ⓘ |
| significance |
central to research on ancestry of early Britons
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central to research on appearance of early Britons ⓘ provides evidence about early post-Ice Age inhabitants of Britain ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancient DNA analysis
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population genetics studies ⓘ reconstruction of Mesolithic human appearance ⓘ |
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