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The Jawbone

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Wed 20 Aug 2008 21:00 BBC Radio 4

Duration:
30 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 21 November 2007

Dr Tom Higham from Oxford Radiocarbon Unit and Dr Roger Jacobi from the British Museum analyse a small jawbone found in Kent's Cavern in Torquay over 80 years ago. Is the bone part of the remains of one of the oldest examples of a modern human to be found in Europe or is it a Neanderthal?

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