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| Remains of extinct Bronze Age cattle found in Ingleborough cave | Remains of extinct Bronze Age cattle found in Ingleborough cave |
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| Archaeologists worked with cave explorers to survey and excavate Ingleborough's cave sites and sinkholes | Archaeologists worked with cave explorers to survey and excavate Ingleborough's cave sites and sinkholes |
| Remains of an extinct species of Bronze Age cattle have been discovered by archaeologists in a cave in the Yorkshire Dales. | |
| Researchers working with cave explorers uncovered the remnants of an aurochs while surveying a number of caverns and sinkholes near Ingleborough. | |
| The team also found evidence of the area being used as a human burial site during the Neolithic period. | The team also found evidence of the area being used as a human burial site during the Neolithic period. |
| A spokesperson said the discoveries had helped shed light on how the caves were used by those who lived and farmed in the Dales prehistory. | A spokesperson said the discoveries had helped shed light on how the caves were used by those who lived and farmed in the Dales prehistory. |
| Aurochs were once found across Europe before habitat loss and hunting wiped them out in the 17th Century. They are regarded as the wild ancestor of modern cattle. | Aurochs were once found across Europe before habitat loss and hunting wiped them out in the 17th Century. They are regarded as the wild ancestor of modern cattle. |
| Remains of a wild boar were among the cave finds in Ingleborough | Remains of a wild boar were among the cave finds in Ingleborough |
| The Ingleborough Cave Archaeology Project is part of a £3m scheme, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, aimed at securing the future of upland commons in the Yorkshire Dales, Dartmoor, the Lake District and the Shropshire Hills. | The Ingleborough Cave Archaeology Project is part of a £3m scheme, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, aimed at securing the future of upland commons in the Yorkshire Dales, Dartmoor, the Lake District and the Shropshire Hills. |
| It highlighted the important role cavers play in uncovering underground history, with some of the chosen cave sites requiring specialist skills to access. | It highlighted the important role cavers play in uncovering underground history, with some of the chosen cave sites requiring specialist skills to access. |
| Rick Peterson, a caving archaeologist at the University of Central Lancashire said: "It's often experienced local cavers who are the first to encounter archaeological finds such as these as they are the only ones who can access the caves. | Rick Peterson, a caving archaeologist at the University of Central Lancashire said: "It's often experienced local cavers who are the first to encounter archaeological finds such as these as they are the only ones who can access the caves. |
| "This partnership now ensures that any discoveries made during recreational caving are officially documented." | "This partnership now ensures that any discoveries made during recreational caving are officially documented." |
| As well as examining the history of Ingleborough, the project also looked at ways to engage today's farmers in sustainable and adaptive land management practices. | As well as examining the history of Ingleborough, the project also looked at ways to engage today's farmers in sustainable and adaptive land management practices. |
| Ingleborough is one of the few places in England where "commoning" traditions remain with around a dozen farmers still grazing sheep on the land under rights dating back to the Magna Carta. | Ingleborough is one of the few places in England where "commoning" traditions remain with around a dozen farmers still grazing sheep on the land under rights dating back to the Magna Carta. |
| Project officer Claire Braeburn said: "Ingleborough has a longstanding history as common land, so we wanted to see if the caves held evidence of just how long humans began farming on the fell. | Project officer Claire Braeburn said: "Ingleborough has a longstanding history as common land, so we wanted to see if the caves held evidence of just how long humans began farming on the fell. |
| "Over half of England was common land, but now it's just 3%. This project has helped us understand more about human interaction with the common and the land's longstanding biodiversity. | "Over half of England was common land, but now it's just 3%. This project has helped us understand more about human interaction with the common and the land's longstanding biodiversity. |
| "It has shown how important preserving these ancient practices is or we risk losing them forever." | "It has shown how important preserving these ancient practices is or we risk losing them forever." |
| Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. | Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. |