Editing Gower Peninsula (section)

=== Stone Age ===
Wales is known to have been inhabited since at least the [[Upper Paleolithic]] period, and the Gower Peninsula has been the scene of several important archaeological discoveries. In 1823, archaeologists discovered a fairly complete Upper Paleolithic human male skeleton in Paviland Cave. They named their find the [[Red Lady of Paviland]] because the skeleton is dyed in [[red ochre]], though later investigators determined it was actually a male. This was the first human [[fossil]] to have been found anywhere in the world, and is still the oldest ceremonial burial anywhere in [[Western Europe]]. The most recent re-calibrated [[radiocarbon dating]] in 2009 indicates that the skeleton can be dated to around 33,000 [[Before Present]] (BP). In 1937 the [[Parc Cwm long cairn]] was identified as a [[Severn-Cotswold tomb|Severn-Cotswold]] type of [[chambered long barrow]]. Also known as Parc le Breos burial chamber, it is a partly restored [[Neolithic]] [[Chamber tomb|chambered tomb]]. The [[megalith]]ic burial chamber, or "[[Dolmen|cromlech]]", was built around 6,000 BP. In the 1950s, members of [[Cambridge University]] excavating in a cave on the peninsula found 300–400 pieces of [[flint]] related to toolmaking, and dated it to between 14,000 and 12,000 BC. In 2010, an instructor from [[Bristol University]] exploring [[Cathole Cave]] discovered a rock drawing of a red deer from the same period. This may be the oldest [[cave art]] found in [[Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-14272126|title=Carving found in Gower cave could be oldest rock art |work=BBC News|date=25 July 2011 |access-date= 28 July 2011}}</ref>