“The Remains of a human skeleton, dated to the Neolithic (4680+/-60 BP; 3632-3342 cal BC;) Found partially exposed in the peat deposits”.
“The find was made in February 1972 by Reg Dowey, who recovered several bones, including a skull and five flints”.
These remains are now displayed in the Hartlepool Museum. thisishartlepool.co.uk/attractions/museum.asp
Details from
Archaeology & Environment of Submerged Landscapes in Hartlepool Bay, England.
By Mags Waughman
Tees Archaeology Monograph Series Volume 2
2005
Available from
Tees Archaeology
teesarchaeology.com/projects/hartlepool_submerged_forest/index.html
