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SUMMARY:The first colonisation of northern Europe: humans at Happisburgh 8
 00\,000 years ago - Nick Ashton
DTSTART:20110208T181500Z
DTEND:20110208T193000Z
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CONTACT:Alexey Morgunov
DESCRIPTION:Recent excavations on the East Anglian coast have transformed 
 our knowledge of the early occupation of northern Europe. The work at Happ
 isburgh has revealed rich organic sediments beneath the eroding cliffs. Fl
 int tools have been recovered alongside wood\, pollen\, beetles and verteb
 rate remains\, including mammoth\, extinct rhinoceros and hyaenas. This ev
 idence indicates that humans were occupying grasslands on the banks of the
  proto-Thames\, over 800\,000 years ago\, in a cool climate surrounded by 
 coniferous forest. The ability of humans to cope with winters cooler than 
 today at this early date prompts questions about their technology\, includ
 ing the use of clothing\, shelter and fire.\n\n_Nick Ashton is a curator o
 f the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic collections at the British Museum\, and 
 Deputy Director of the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain Project. He spe
 cializes in Lower and Middle Palaeolithic archaeology._
LOCATION:Winstanley Lecture Theatre\, Trinity College
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