Description
Recent years have seen landmark progress in our understanding of early Homo sapiens in Europe, thanks to new archaeological excavations and the application of new analytical methods. The progress of research on British sites, however, continues to lag. This is due to limitations inherent in existing cave collections together with limited options for new fieldwork at known sites. While many of these problems are insurmountable, hope has been offered in recent years by targeted work at a handful of caves, including the newly discovered early H. sapiens site of Wogan Cavern (Pembrokeshire). This new work is explained, and some thoughts are offered as to how our knowledge and understanding may develop in the coming years.
The lecture will not be live streamed or recorded.