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100,000-year-old animal bones stolen from cave near Plymouth

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Animal bones believed to be 100,000 years old have been stolen from an internationally important site in South Devon. The bones were stolen from a cave at Buckfastleigh, South Devon, which contains remains from elephants, hippopotamus, lions, bears, hyenas, bison and deer that roamed the area between 120,000 and 80,000 years ago. The cave is part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and was excavated in the 1940s and 50s and is now the central feature in a nature reserve where...

100,000-year-old animal bones stolen from cave near Plymouth


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