24th September, 2025
The earliest species of human to have lived here at Kents Cavern were Homo heidelbergensis, named after Heidelberg in Germany. They were the species that predated Neanderthals, and are likely the direct ancestor to them. They had slightly smaller brains, but were generally as tall as we are today, and more muscular. Due to their slightly smaller brain size their tools were not as complex as later human species, but they were still able to make tools and weapons out of wood, and were capable of taking down very large prey animals such as the straight-tusked elephant and rhinoceros.
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