A 20,000-year-old mammoth tooth from @CreswellCrags a limestone gorge on the border of Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire, home to Ice Age rock art & once inhabited by Neanderthals. The museum at this incredible site sadly faces an uncertain future.

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@CreswellCrags Crags was excavated by Manchester Museum’s first curator, William Boyd Dawkins, pioneer in the geological understanding of the Ice Age @OfficialUoM

https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/science-engineering/2019/01/28/sir-william-boyd-dawkins-an-extraordinary-study/

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The caves @CreswellCrags evidence Neanderthal occupation 50,000-60,000 years ago, it is also home to the northernmost cave art in Europe and the world-famous ritual, protective ‘Witch Marks’.
Discover more:
https://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/ 

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@CreswellCrags is an independent charity that relies on visitor income & donations. The site is currently closed due to #COVID19 leaving their future in doubt. They are working hard to safeguard Creswell Crags for the future.

Find out how you can help:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/supportcreswellcrags