In 1903, workers uncovered a Mesolithic skeleton in Gough’s Cave at Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, later known as “Cheddar Man.” Dated to around 10,000 years ago, he is one of the oldest near-complete human skeletons found in Britain. His discovery provided a rare window into the lives of early hunter-gatherers after the last Ice Age. For decades, scientists studied his remains to better understand migration, diet, and adaptation in prehistoric Britain. In 2018, researchers extracted DNA from Cheddar