23rd–29th June 2025 - Broad Chalke, Salisbury
Audio from Chalke Valley History Festival 2018.
Dr Tom Booth from the Natural History Museum was part of the team responsible for the DNA testing of the Cheddar Man, and in this talk discusses the pioneering work on Britain’s oldest known skeleton, and more widely about the significance of modern DNA testing of ancient bones – work that is providing dramatic results and leading us to think afresh about our ancestors.
Dr Tom Booth from the Natural History Museum talks to us about the extraordinary discovery of a mummy found locally in Sixpenny Handley.
Tom Booth – Natural History Museum Mummy from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
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