The Red Lady of Paviland
Western Europe’s oldest ceremonial burial in Paviland Cave - a palaeolithic site with its finds dating back over 30,000 years.
In 1823, geologists investigating mammoth remains in Gower found a partial human skeleton, bones heavily stained with red ochre and surrounded a wealth of grave goods including shell beads and carved ivory. Two hundred years on, Tourism Swansea Bay is exploring new ways of the celebrating the legacy of this important find, what came to be known as the Red Lady of Paviland. The project will explore Gower's rich palaeolithic and neolithic sites with walks and places to visit, culminating with the Red Lady Festival at the Gower Heritage Centre 22nd June 2024. Caroline Evans takes a walk back in time to the cave and explores the history and the heritage and asks should the bones the artefacts be returned?
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Should the remains come back to Wales?
If you have any artefacts that might be of interest to the Red Lady Project, they'd be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Roy Church at the Gower Heritage Centre via email: [email protected]
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- Sun 16 Jun 202407:00BBC Radio Wales
- Wed 19 Jun 202418:30BBC Radio Wales
- Thu 20 Jun 202406:30BBC Radio Wales
- Sun 5 Jan 202507:00BBC Radio Wales
- Wed 8 Jan 202518:30BBC Radio Wales
- Thu 9 Jan 202506:30BBC Radio Wales
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