Woolly mammoth bones discovered under Pembroke Castle

Archaeologists discover a prehistoric cave containing 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth bones beneath Henry VII's Pembroke Castle Archaeologists have discovered a 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth in South Wales They were digging in a cave prehistoric site below Pembroke Castle The site, known as Wogan Cavern, was used by humans and animals during the Ice Age It was in this castle that the first Tudor King, Henry VII was born in 1457< p class="author-section byline-plain">By

Published: 01:21 BST, 17 Jun 2022 | Update: 02:02 BST, 17 Jun 2022

Bones of a woolly mammoth from 10,000 years ago have been found in a prehistoric cave under the castle where Henry VII was born.

Archaeologists are about to carry out a new excavation of the limestone cave hidden under the castle of Pembroke which dates back to the Stone Age.

< p class="mol-para-with-font">They hope to find further evidence of how the site - known as Wogan Cavern - was used by early humans and animals during the Ice Age.

Pembroke Castle was built in 1093 and rebuilt a century later and in 1457 the first Tudor king, Henry VII was born there.

Scientists revealed a preliminary search last year, the cave found bones of reindeer and woolly mammoths, showing that it was probably an important place for the Mesolithic period.

Dr Rob Dinnis from the University of Aberdeen and Dr Jenni French from the University of Liverpool, will lead the excavation to uncover parts of the cave that have been hidden for over 10,000 years.

Dr ...