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More on British hominid fossil
Pete Vincent (VINCENT@ERICH)
19 May 1994 20:25:16 GMT
Answering my own question, I found this in sci.archaeology, so I thought
I'd send it over here where it belongs. Anybody know any more?
In <Cq1n1I.1B5@liverpool.ac.uk> kuve0k@liverpool.ac.uk writes:
` In article <1994May19.111756.1@otago.ac.nz>, is30101@otago.ac.nz writes:
` > Has any one got any info regarding ROGER the skeleton
` > dug up in Boxely, UK recently.
` >
` > According to the local NZ news reports the remains are over 6 ft and
` > 500,000 years old ????
` >
` > Any further info would be appreciated greatly.
` >
` > Thanks
` > --
` >
` > TIMBO Internet = is30101@otago.ac.nz
` >
` > [Devils Advocated and Windmills Tilted at low cost. Enquire within...]
` >
` Yep,
` part of a hominid legbone from Boxgrove, Sussex, a palaeolithic site
` in a gravel quarry excavated by Mark Rogers (probably where the nickname came
` from, but I haven't heard it before) of the Institute of Archaeology,
` University College, London. The newspaper account I read said it was closely
` related to Homo Hiedelburgis, as I've never heard ogf Heidelburgis, I suspect
` a case of journalistic confusion. Sorry I don't know anymore, Palaeoloithic
` archaeology ain't my thing.
`
` Mark Adams,
` Liverpool,
` UK.
`
` PS various females I know keep asking if I know of anyother 6ft, hairy,
` muscular, men; preferably not fossilised. ;-)
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% Pete Vincent
% Disclaimer: all I know I
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