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Lynford Quarry

Near Thetford, Norfolk

Neanderthals and woolly mammoths, side by side in an old river channel.

In 2002 a quarry worker at Lynford noticed bones in the gravel. Archaeologists uncovered the remains of at least nine woolly mammoths, along with over 40 Neanderthal hand axes.

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When
c. 60,000 years ago
Where
52.5100, 0.6800
Group
Bigfoot & Hominids

Visiting

The quarry is private; Thetford Forest is nearby.

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