HALF A MILLION YEARS OF MYSTERY
Kents Cavern is a treasure chest which reveals information about our past.
Kents Cavern's scientific importance ranks alongside internationally famous sites such as Stonehenge, Pompeii, the Acropolis and the Pyramids.
Kents Cavern's importance was officially recognised during the 1950's when the Government designated it a scheduled Ancient Monument.
Nowhere else in Britain, or probably Europe, can you stand and know that beneath your feet is buried such a hidden range of ancient remains.
Kents Cavern's first scientific explorations were in the early 19th century. Since then, more than 100,000 objects have been uncovered.
Excavators' discoveries include:
- Some of the earliest (if not the earliest) evidence of primitive man in Britain, dating back to about 500,000 years.
- Tools used by Neanderthal man about 70,000 years ago - considered amongst the best collections of its type in Britain.
- Earliest evidence (a human jaw) of modern man so far known in Europe - underlining Kents Cavern's world importance.
Many more gems of scientific facts still remain hidden, and modern research shows that we are only at the beginning of exciting new discoveries concerning Kents Cavern.
