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World Service,11 Aug 1998,28 mins

Beeches Pit

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A discussion with Dr. John Gowlett and archaeologists working at Beeches Pit in England. Around 400,000 years ago an intelligent tool-making species lives in Suffolk, East Anglia, UK. These hominids, who were not ancestors of modern man, could tell us about our own evolution. Presenter: Pauline Newman.

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